diff --git a/driving_log_replayer/driving_log_replayer/criteria/perception.py b/driving_log_replayer/driving_log_replayer/criteria/perception.py
index 3b413c89f..05fb88f20 100644
--- a/driving_log_replayer/driving_log_replayer/criteria/perception.py
+++ b/driving_log_replayer/driving_log_replayer/criteria/perception.py
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ def from_str(cls, value: str) -> Self:
             CriteriaMode: `CriteriaMode` instance.
         """
         name: str = value.upper()
+        assert name in cls.__members__, "value must be NUM_TP or METRICS_SCORE"
         return cls.__members__[name]