diff --git a/configs/houdini19.5/scripts/post_frame_usdnc_to_usd.py b/configs/houdini19.5/scripts/post_frame_usdnc_to_usd.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22ed009
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/houdini19.5/scripts/post_frame_usdnc_to_usd.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from pxr import Usd
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Figure out what file just got exported
+# NOTE: The filename the user enters is not the actual filename due to the NC suffix
+output_file_field = Path(hou.pwd().parm("lopoutput").eval())
+rendered_file = output_file_field.with_suffix(".usdnc")
+print(f"[USDNC To USD]: Converting {rendered_file} to USD")
+
+# Load the rendered stage
+print("[USDNC To USD]: Loading stage")
+stage = Usd.Stage.Open(str(rendered_file))
+
+# Write it again with the appropriate extension
+output_file = rendered_file.with_suffix(output_file_field.suffix)
+print(f"[USDNC To USD]: Exporting to: {output_file}")
+stage.Export(str(output_file))
diff --git a/configs/scripts/houdini-tool.py b/configs/scripts/houdini-tool.py
index a2a0dec..4e45e38 100755
--- a/configs/scripts/houdini-tool.py
+++ b/configs/scripts/houdini-tool.py
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ def main() -> int:
         str(hou_path / "bin" / get_binary_name_for_edition(args.type)),
         "-foreground",
     ] + get_houdini_edition_args(args.type)
+    if (project_path / f"{project_path.name}.hip").exists():
+        cmd.append(f"{project_path}/{project_path.name}.hip")
+    if (project_path / f"{project_path.name}.hipnc").exists():
+        cmd.append(f"{project_path}/{project_path.name}.hipnc")
     logger.info(f"Running: {' '.join(cmd)}")
     status = subprocess.run(cmd, env=environment_vars, cwd=project_path).returncode
     return status