diff --git a/charms/istio-pilot/src/charm.py b/charms/istio-pilot/src/charm.py
index 13a0c0da..428c9138 100755
--- a/charms/istio-pilot/src/charm.py
+++ b/charms/istio-pilot/src/charm.py
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ def _get_ingress_data(self, event) -> dict:
                     f" departing application's name.  We assume that the departing application's"
                     f" is not in routes.keys='{list(routes.keys())}'."
                 )
-            else:
+            elif:
                 routes.pop((event.relation, event.app))
 
         return routes