diff --git a/api/dashboard/profile/profile_serializer.py b/api/dashboard/profile/profile_serializer.py
index 3839a3a8..2a864ba7 100644
--- a/api/dashboard/profile/profile_serializer.py
+++ b/api/dashboard/profile/profile_serializer.py
@@ -434,8 +434,6 @@ def create_karma_activity_log(task_hashtag, karma_value):
         return super().update(instance, validated_data)
 
 class UserTermSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-    is_userterms_approved = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
-
 
     class Meta:
         model = UserSettings
@@ -443,7 +441,7 @@ class Meta:
             "is_userterms_approved",
             "user",
         ]
-    def get_userterm(self, instance, validated_data):
+    def update(self, instance, validated_data):
         instance.is_userterms_approved = validated_data.get('is_userterms_approved', instance.is_userterms_approved)
         instance.save()
         return instance
diff --git a/api/dashboard/profile/profile_view.py b/api/dashboard/profile/profile_view.py
index 78682db4..817a2930 100644
--- a/api/dashboard/profile/profile_view.py
+++ b/api/dashboard/profile/profile_view.py
@@ -439,12 +439,16 @@ def get(self, request, muid):
             ).get_failure_response()
 
 class UsertermAPI(APIView):
-     def post(self, request,muid):
-        user = User.objects.get(muid=muid)
+     def post(self, request, muid):
+        try:
+            user = User.objects.get(muid=muid)
+        except User.DoesNotExist:
+            return CustomResponse(response="The user does not exist").get_failure_response()
+
         try:
             settings = UserSettings.objects.get(user=user)
         except UserSettings.DoesNotExist:
-            return CustomResponse(response="The user setting doesn't exists").get_failure_response()
+            return CustomResponse(response="The user settings don't exist").get_failure_response()
 
         serializer = UserTermSerializer(settings, data={"is_userterms_approved": True}, partial=True)
         if serializer.is_valid():
@@ -453,18 +457,24 @@ def post(self, request,muid):
                 response_data = {"message": "User terms have been successfully approved."}
                 return CustomResponse(response=response_data).get_success_response()
             else:
-                return CustomResponse(response="The given muid seems to be invalid").get_failure_response()
-        return CustomResponse(response="Invalid data provided.").get_failure_response()
-
-     def get(self,request,muid):
-         user = User.objects.get(muid=muid)
-         try:
-             settings = UserSettings.objects.get(user=user)
-         except UserSettings.DoesNotExist:
-             return CustomResponse(response="The user settings doesn't exists").get_failure_response()
-         if settings.is_userterms_approved:
-             response_data = {"message": "User terms are approved."}
-             return CustomResponse(response=response_data).get_success_response()
-         else:
-             response_data = {"message": "User terms are not approved."}
-             return CustomResponse(response=response_data).get_failure_response()
+                response_data = {"message": "The user terms have not been successfully approved."}
+                return CustomResponse(response=response_data).get_failure_response()
+        return CustomResponse(response="Invalid data provided").get_failure_response()
+
+    def get(self, request, muid):
+        try:
+            user = User.objects.get(muid=muid)
+        except User.DoesNotExist:
+            return CustomResponse(response="The user does not exist").get_failure_response()
+
+        try:
+            settings = UserSettings.objects.get(user=user)
+        except UserSettings.DoesNotExist:
+            return CustomResponse(response="The user settings don't exist").get_failure_response()
+
+        if settings.is_userterms_approved:
+            response_data = {"message": "User terms are approved."}
+            return CustomResponse(response=response_data).get_success_response()
+        else:
+            response_data = {"message": "User terms are not approved."}
+            return CustomResponse(response=response_data).get_failure_response()