diff --git a/home/migrations/0005_alter_allocation_registration_time.py b/home/migrations/0005_alter_allocation_registration_time.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0c8191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/migrations/0005_alter_allocation_registration_time.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0.3 on 2024-09-25 14:43
+
+import django.utils.timezone
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("home", "0004_allocation_registration_time"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="allocation",
+            name="registration_time",
+            field=models.DateTimeField(
+                blank=True,
+                default=django.utils.timezone.now,
+                help_text="This contains the date and time of registration",
+                null=True,
+                verbose_name="Registration time",
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/home/signals.py b/home/signals.py
index 728bf04..bf5c891 100644
--- a/home/signals.py
+++ b/home/signals.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+from datetime import datetime
 
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save, pre_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
@@ -221,3 +222,22 @@ def create_catererBills(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
                 caterer=caterer, semester=instance
             )
             caterer_bill.save()
+
+
+@receiver(post_save, sender=Caterer)
+def create_catererBills(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
+    logger.info("Caterer created:", instance.name)
+    if created:
+        for semester in Semester.objects.all():
+            end_date = (
+                Period.objects.filter(semester=semester)
+                .order_by("end_date")
+                .last()
+                .end_date
+            )
+            if end_date and end_date < datetime.now().date():
+                continue
+            caterer_bill, _ = CatererBills.objects.get_or_create(
+                caterer=instance, semester=semester
+            )
+            caterer_bill.save()
diff --git a/home/views.py b/home/views.py
index d1f962b..2bf90eb 100644
--- a/home/views.py
+++ b/home/views.py
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ def rebate(request):
     """
     text = ""
     list = []
+    period_obj = None
+    allocation_id = None
     try:
         student = Student.objects.filter(email__iexact=str(request.user.email))
         try:
@@ -172,6 +174,10 @@ def rebate(request):
     except Student.DoesNotExist:
         key = "Signed in account does not does not have any allocation ID"
     if request.method == "POST" and request.user.is_authenticated:
+        if not period_obj or not allocation_id:
+            text = "You are not allocated for current period, please contact the dining warden to allocate you to a caterer"
+            request.session["text"] = text
+            return redirect(request.path)
         try:
             start_date = parse_date(request.POST["start_date"])
             end_date = parse_date(request.POST["end_date"])
diff --git a/messWebsite/settings.py b/messWebsite/settings.py
index af61065..13686a1 100644
--- a/messWebsite/settings.py
+++ b/messWebsite/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 SECRET_KEY = env("SECRET_KEY")
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = False
+DEBUG = True
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["diningfee.iiti.ac.in", "127.0.0.1", "103.159.214.171"]
 CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = ["http://diningfee.iiti.ac.in", "https://diningfee.iiti.ac.in"]
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     "django.contrib.staticfiles",
     "django.contrib.sites",
     "django.contrib.admindocs",
-
     # Third-party apps
     "import_export",
     "django_admin_logs",
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@
     "cloudinary",
     "apscheduler",
     "django_apscheduler",
-
     # Local apps
     "home.apps.HomeConfig",
 ]