diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_p/implementation/member_mgr.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_p/implementation/member_mgr.py
index c3ec32bb0d..1de6150750 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_p/implementation/member_mgr.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_p/implementation/member_mgr.py
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ class EdgeMemberManagerFromDict(base_mgr.NsxpLoadbalancerBaseManager):
                                                         filters=filters)
         if floating_ips:
             return floating_ips[0]
-        else:
-            msg = (_('Member IP %(fip)s is an external IP, and is expected to '
-                     'be a floating IP') % {'fip': fip})
-            raise n_exc.BadRequest(resource='lbaas-vip', msg=msg)
+
+        msg = (_('Member IP %(fip)s is expected to be an external IP with a '
+                 'floating IP') % {'fip': fip})
+        raise n_exc.BadRequest(resource='lbaas-vip', msg=msg)
 
     def _get_info_from_fip(self, context, fip):
         return self._get_fip_object(context, fip)['fixed_ip_address']