diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index fd61cfb..b03a94f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Change Log
 Unreleased
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
+[1.0.1] - 2021-09-28
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Move toggle check out of tasks
+
 [1.0.0] - 2021-09-23
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 * Move signal receiver logic into celery task
diff --git a/edx_name_affirmation/__init__.py b/edx_name_affirmation/__init__.py
index 87a95b3..bf3ca02 100644
--- a/edx_name_affirmation/__init__.py
+++ b/edx_name_affirmation/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 Django app housing name affirmation logic.
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.0.0'
+__version__ = '1.0.1'
 
 default_app_config = 'edx_name_affirmation.apps.EdxNameAffirmationConfig'  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
diff --git a/edx_name_affirmation/handlers.py b/edx_name_affirmation/handlers.py
index 61b56b6..3d57faa 100644
--- a/edx_name_affirmation/handlers.py
+++ b/edx_name_affirmation/handlers.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from edx_name_affirmation.signals import VERIFIED_NAME_APPROVED
 from edx_name_affirmation.statuses import VerifiedNameStatus
 from edx_name_affirmation.tasks import idv_update_verified_name, proctoring_update_verified_name
+from edx_name_affirmation.toggles import is_verified_name_enabled
 
 User = get_user_model()
 
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ def idv_attempt_handler(attempt_id, user_id, status, photo_id_name, full_name, *
         photo_id_name(str): name to be used as verified name
         full_name(str): user's pending name change or current profile name
     """
-    idv_update_verified_name.delay(attempt_id, user_id, status, photo_id_name, full_name)
+    if is_verified_name_enabled():
+        idv_update_verified_name.delay(attempt_id, user_id, status, photo_id_name, full_name)
 
 
 def proctoring_attempt_handler(
@@ -69,13 +71,14 @@ def proctoring_attempt_handler(
         is_proctored(boolean): if the exam attempt is for a proctored exam
         backend_supports_onboarding(boolean): if the exam attempt is for an exam with a backend that supports onboarding
     """
-    proctoring_update_verified_name.delay(
-        attempt_id,
-        user_id,
-        status,
-        full_name,
-        profile_name,
-        is_practice_exam,
-        is_proctored,
-        backend_supports_onboarding
-    )
+    if is_verified_name_enabled():
+        proctoring_update_verified_name.delay(
+            attempt_id,
+            user_id,
+            status,
+            full_name,
+            profile_name,
+            is_practice_exam,
+            is_proctored,
+            backend_supports_onboarding
+        )
diff --git a/edx_name_affirmation/tasks.py b/edx_name_affirmation/tasks.py
index 705a23a..6b67163 100644
--- a/edx_name_affirmation/tasks.py
+++ b/edx_name_affirmation/tasks.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 from edx_name_affirmation.models import VerifiedName
 from edx_name_affirmation.statuses import VerifiedNameStatus
-from edx_name_affirmation.toggles import is_verified_name_enabled
 
 User = get_user_model()
 
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ def idv_update_verified_name(attempt_id, user_id, status, photo_id_name, full_na
     """
     Celery task for updating a verified name based on an IDV attempt
     """
-    if not is_verified_name_enabled():
-        return
 
     trigger_status = VerifiedNameStatus.trigger_state_change_from_idv(status)
     verified_names = VerifiedName.objects.filter(user__id=user_id, verified_name=photo_id_name).order_by('-created')
@@ -102,8 +99,6 @@ def proctoring_update_verified_name(
     """
     Celery task for updating a verified name based on a proctoring attempt
     """
-    if not is_verified_name_enabled():
-        return
 
     # We only care about updates from onboarding exams, or from non-practice proctored exams with a backend that
     # does not support onboarding. This is because those two event types are guaranteed to contain verification events,