diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 381c185f..a786a1b6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ Change Log
 
 Unreleased
 ~~~~~~~~~~
+[7.0.1]
+
+* Do not send events for unknown courses
+
+[7.0.0]
+
+* Multi-question problem_check tracking log statements will now be split into one xAPI statement for each question
+
 [6.2.0]
 
 * Add support for completion events
diff --git a/event_routing_backends/__init__.py b/event_routing_backends/__init__.py
index abb7ae37..8bbadc57 100644
--- a/event_routing_backends/__init__.py
+++ b/event_routing_backends/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Various backends for receiving edX LMS events..
 """
 
-__version__ = '7.0.0'
+__version__ = '7.0.1'
diff --git a/event_routing_backends/helpers.py b/event_routing_backends/helpers.py
index dc21f679..bfa21d57 100644
--- a/event_routing_backends/helpers.py
+++ b/event_routing_backends/helpers.py
@@ -149,9 +149,7 @@ def get_course_from_id(course_id):
     course_overviews = get_course_overviews([course_key])
     if course_overviews:
         return course_overviews[0]
-    return {
-        "display_name": "Unknown Course",
-    }
+    raise ValueError(f"Course with id {course_id} does not exist.")
 
 
 def convert_seconds_to_iso(seconds):
diff --git a/event_routing_backends/tests/test_helpers.py b/event_routing_backends/tests/test_helpers.py
index d2d2f06b..48b90a0e 100644
--- a/event_routing_backends/tests/test_helpers.py
+++ b/event_routing_backends/tests/test_helpers.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def test_get_uuid5(self):
         self.assertNotEqual(uuid_1, uuid_3)
 
     @patch('event_routing_backends.helpers.get_course_overviews')
-    def test_get_course_from_id(self, mock_get_course_overviews):
+    def test_get_course_from_id_unknown_course(self, mock_get_course_overviews):
         mock_get_course_overviews.return_value = []
-        course = get_course_from_id("foo")
-        self.assertEqual(course["display_name"], "Unknown Course")
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            get_course_from_id("foo")