diff --git a/internal/awx/resource_job_template_launch.go b/internal/awx/resource_job_template_launch.go
index 5bd440ea..b0df6f6a 100644
--- a/internal/awx/resource_job_template_launch.go
+++ b/internal/awx/resource_job_template_launch.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func resourceJobTemplateLaunchCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData
 
 	if d.Get("wait_for_completion").(bool) {
 		err = jobTemplateLaunchWait(ctx, client.JobService, res, d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutCreate))
-		if err != nil && len(err) > 0 {
+		if err != nil {
 			return utils.Diagf(
 				"JobTemplate execution failure",
 				fmt.Sprintf("JobTemplateLaunch with ID %d and template ID %d, failed to complete %s", res.ID, d.Get("job_template_id").(int), err.Error()),