Create a new form template file

form.phtml

<?php
    $helper = Mage::helper('mdg_giftregistry');
    $loadedRegistry = Mage::registry('current_giftregistry')
?>
<?php if($loadedRegistry): ?>
    <form action="<?php echo $this->getUrl('giftregistry/index/save/') ?>" method="post" id="form-validate">
        <fieldset>
            <?php echo $this->getBlockHtml('formkey')?>
            <input type="hidden" name="registry_id" id="registry_id" value="<?php echo $loadedRegistry->getEntityId(); ?>"/>
            <input type="hidden" name="type_id" id="type_id" value="<?php echo $loadedRegistry->getTypeId(); ?>" />
            <ul class="form-list">
                <li>
                    <label for="type_id"><?php echo $this->__('Event type') ?></label>
                    <select name="type_id" id="type_id">
                        <?php foreach($helper->getEventTypes() as $type): ?>
                            <option id="<?php echo $type->getCode(); ?>" value="<?php echo $type->getTypeId(); ?>">
                                <?php echo $type->getName(); ?>
                            </option>
                        <?php endforeach; ?>
                    </select>
                </li>
                <li class="field">
                    <label class="giftreg" for="event_name"><?php echo $this->__('Event Name') ?></label>
                    <input type="text" name="event_name" id="event_name" value="<?php echo $loadedRegistry->getEventName(); ?>" title="Event Name"/>
                </li>
                <li class="field">
                    <label class="giftreg" for="event_location"><?php echo $this->__('Event Location') ?></label>
                    <input type="text" name="event_location" id="event_location" value="<?php echo $loadedRegistry->getEventLocation(); ?>" title="Event Location"/>
                </li>
                <li class="field">
                    <label class="giftreg" for="event_country"><?php echo $this->__('Event Country') ?></label>
                    <input type="text" name="event_country" id="event_country" value="<?php echo $loadedRegistry->getEventCountry(); ?>" title="Event Country"/>
                </li>
            </ul>
            <div class="buttons-set">
                <button type="submit" title="Save" class="button">
                    <span>
                        <span><?php echo $this->__('Save') ?></span>
                    </span>
                </button>
            </div>
        </fieldset>
    </form>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        //<![CDATA[
        var dataForm = new VarienForm('form-validate', true);
        //]]>
    </script>
<?php else: ?>
    <h2><?php echo $this->__('There was a problem loading the registry') ?></h2>
<?php endif; ?>

I am having an issue with chapter 4 challenge 4. I have created the form.php file and changed the registry to point both new and edit to this file. Going to '.../index/new/' gives me the 'There was a problem loading the registry' message, well, of course, a registry does not yet exist. I would expect to see the form as detailed, Isn't this because we are checking for a registry before displaying the form?