diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/training_loop.py b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/training_loop.py
index 541a99f1..2431f88c 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/training_loop.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/training_loop.py
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ class TrainerTrainLoopMixin(ABC):
         pass
 
     def train(self):
+        model = self.get_model()
         # run all epochs
         for epoch in range(self.current_epoch, self.max_epochs):
             # set seed for distributed sampler (enables shuffling for each epoch)