diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/models/trainer.py b/pytorch_lightning/models/trainer.py
index ff11150b26..4b741c9f12 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/models/trainer.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/models/trainer.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from pytorch_lightning.utils.debugging import MisconfigurationException
 try:
     from apex import amp
     APEX_AVAILABLE = True
-except ModuleNotFoundError: # pragma: no cover
+except Exception:
     APEX_AVAILABLE = False