diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/example/android/architecture/blueprints/todoapp/LiveDataTestUtil.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/example/android/architecture/blueprints/todoapp/LiveDataTestUtil.kt
index 33ab49f1d..00c1f7f98 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/example/android/architecture/blueprints/todoapp/LiveDataTestUtil.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/example/android/architecture/blueprints/todoapp/LiveDataTestUtil.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fun <T> LiveData<T>.getOrAwaitValue(
             throw TimeoutException("LiveData value was never set.")
         }
 
-    } finally {
+    } catch(e: TimeoutException) {
         this.removeObserver(observer)
     }