diff --git a/scripts/modules/bpy_hydra.py b/scripts/modules/bpy_hydra.py
index 6b2b0a3e5cd8..828c568d919e 100644
--- a/scripts/modules/bpy_hydra.py
+++ b/scripts/modules/bpy_hydra.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ __all__ = (
 )
 
 import os
+import traceback
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import bpy
@@ -116,4 +117,9 @@ def export_mtlx(material):
     except ImportError:
         print("ERROR: no MaterialX addon available")
 
+    except:
+        # This is a placeholder, this code will be moved to C part later
+        # This code shouldn't raise any exception due to breaking refcounts on RenderEngine
+        traceback.print_exc()
+
     return ""