diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d2d6f36..bab5acb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# ---- ignore special files written during config setup
+tk-metadata
+
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 *.py[cod]
 
 # C extensions
diff --git a/hooks/scene_operation_tk-nuke.py b/hooks/scene_operation_tk-nuke.py
index b3e4f6a..c96474c 100644
--- a/hooks/scene_operation_tk-nuke.py
+++ b/hooks/scene_operation_tk-nuke.py
@@ -94,8 +94,10 @@ def _nuke_execute(self, operation, file_path, **kwargs):
             # open the specified script into the current window
             if nuke.root().modified():
                 raise TankError("Script is modified!")
-            nuke.scriptClear()
-            nuke.scriptOpen(file_path)
+            # See shotgunsoftware/tk-multi-snapshot/pull/23
+            for node in nuke.allNodes():
+                nuke.delete(node)
+            nuke.scriptReadFile(file_path)
         elif operation == "save":
             # save the current script:
             nuke.scriptSave()