diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 7dea76e..6d7de6e 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.1
+1.0.2
diff --git a/ceod/model/LDAPService.py b/ceod/model/LDAPService.py
index 22f14f6..7c1b96c 100644
--- a/ceod/model/LDAPService.py
+++ b/ceod/model/LDAPService.py
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ class LDAPService:
         else:
             assert user.given_name and user.sn, \
                 'First name and last name must be specified for new members'
+            assert user.terms or user.non_member_terms, \
+                'terms and non_member_terms cannot both be empty'
             min_id, max_id = self.member_min_id, self.member_max_id
             object_classes.append('member')
         if user.mail_local_addresses:
diff --git a/ceod/model/User.py b/ceod/model/User.py
index ff7671a..1bbaa38 100644
--- a/ceod/model/User.py
+++ b/ceod/model/User.py
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ class User:
         is_club: bool = False,
         ldap3_entry: Union[ldap3.Entry, None] = None,
     ):
-        if not is_club and not terms and not non_member_terms:
-            raise Exception('terms and non_member_terms cannot both be empty')
         cfg = component.getUtility(IConfig)
 
         self.uid = uid
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1dbee55..e5c7a30 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ceo (1.0.2-buster1) buster; urgency=medium
+
+  * Put term check into LDAPService.
+
+ -- Max Erenberg <merenber@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>  Tue, 02 Nov 2021 05:29:00 +0000
+
 ceo (1.0.1-buster1) buster; urgency=high
 
   * Add cryptography package to requirements.txt