diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/tpu_spawn.py b/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/tpu_spawn.py
index 98d164c0b8b4e..9639a17e637bb 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/tpu_spawn.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/tpu_spawn.py
@@ -158,9 +158,7 @@ def save(self, state_dict: Dict, path: str) -> None:
         try:
             xm.save(state_dict, path)
         except RuntimeError as e:
-            if "Failed to meet rendezvous" in str(e):
-                pass
-            else:
+            if "Failed to meet rendezvous" not in str(e):
                 raise e
 
     def broadcast(self, obj: object, src: int = 0) -> object: