diff --git a/llmfoundry/layers_registry.py b/llmfoundry/layers_registry.py
index f683c245da..7e21fc69b0 100644
--- a/llmfoundry/layers_registry.py
+++ b/llmfoundry/layers_registry.py
@@ -7,21 +7,27 @@
 
 from llmfoundry.utils.registry_utils import create_registry
 
-_norm_description = """The norms registry is used to register classes that implement normalization layers."""
+_norm_description = (
+    'The norms registry is used to register classes that implement normalization layers.'
+)
 norms = create_registry('llmfoundry',
                         'norms',
                         generic_type=Type[torch.nn.Module],
                         entry_points=True,
                         description=_norm_description)
 
-_attention_class_description = """The attention_class registry is used to register classes that implement attention layers."""
+_attention_class_description = (
+    'The attention_class registry is used to register classes that implement attention layers. See '
+    + 'attention.py for expected constructor signature.')
 attention_class = create_registry('llmfoundry',
                                   'attention_class',
                                   generic_type=Type[torch.nn.Module],
                                   entry_points=True,
                                   description=_attention_class_description)
 
-_attention_implementation_description = """The attention_implementation registry is used to register functions that implement the attention operation."""
+_attention_implementation_description = (
+    'The attention_implementation registry is used to register functions that implement the attention operation.'
+    + 'See attention.py for expected function signature.')
 attention_implementation = create_registry(
     'llmfoundry',
     'attention_implementation',
diff --git a/llmfoundry/models/utils/act_ckpt.py b/llmfoundry/models/utils/act_ckpt.py
index 3399e70e03..ed25c2cfa1 100644
--- a/llmfoundry/models/utils/act_ckpt.py
+++ b/llmfoundry/models/utils/act_ckpt.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def get_act_ckpt_module(mod_name: str) -> Any:
     """Get the module type from the module name."""
     if mod_name.lower() == 'mptblock':
         mod_type = MPTBlock
-    elif mod_name in attention_class.get_all():
+    elif mod_name in attention_class:
         mod_type = attention_class.get(mod_name)
     elif mod_name in FFN_CLASS_REGISTRY:
         mod_type = FFN_CLASS_REGISTRY[mod_name]
diff --git a/llmfoundry/registry.py b/llmfoundry/registry.py
index 424075da3b..2729f2fca0 100644
--- a/llmfoundry/registry.py
+++ b/llmfoundry/registry.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 from transformers import PreTrainedTokenizerBase
 
 from llmfoundry.interfaces import CallbackWithConfig
-from llmfoundry.layers_registry import norms
+from llmfoundry.layers_registry import (attention_class,
+                                        attention_implementation, norms)
 from llmfoundry.utils.registry_utils import create_registry
 
 _loggers_description = (
@@ -85,17 +86,24 @@
                              entry_points=True,
                              description=_schedulers_description)
 
-_models_description = """The models registry is used to register classes that implement the ComposerModel interface. The model
-constructor should accept two arguments: an omegaconf DictConfig named `om_model_config` and a PreTrainedTokenizerBase named `tokenizer`.
-Note: This will soon be updated to take in named kwargs instead of a config directly."""
+_models_description = (
+    'The models registry is used to register classes that implement the ComposerModel interface. '
+    +
+    'The model constructor should accept two arguments: an omegaconf DictConfig named `om_model_config` and a PreTrainedTokenizerBase named `tokenizer`. '
+    +
+    'Note: This will soon be updated to take in named kwargs instead of a config directly.'
+)
 models = create_registry('llmfoundry',
                          'models',
                          generic_type=Type[ComposerModel],
                          entry_points=True,
                          description=_models_description)
 
-_dataloaders_description = """The dataloaders registry is used to register functions that create a DataSpec. The function should take
-a DictConfig, a PreTrainedTokenizerBase, and an int as arguments, and return a DataSpec."""
+_dataloaders_description = (
+    'The dataloaders registry is used to register functions that create a DataSpec. The function should take '
+    +
+    'a DictConfig, a PreTrainedTokenizerBase, and an int as arguments, and return a DataSpec.'
+)
 dataloaders = create_registry(
     'llmfoundry',
     'dataloaders',
@@ -103,7 +111,9 @@
     entry_points=True,
     description=_dataloaders_description)
 
-_metrics_description = """The metrics registry is used to register classes that implement the torchmetrics.Metric interface."""
+_metrics_description = (
+    'The metrics registry is used to register classes that implement the torchmetrics.Metric interface.'
+)
 metrics = create_registry('llmfoundry',
                           'metrics',
                           generic_type=Type[Metric],
@@ -121,4 +131,6 @@
     'metrics',
     'dataloaders',
     'norms',
+    'attention_class',
+    'attention_implementation',
 ]
diff --git a/tests/test_registry.py b/tests/test_registry.py
index c93c7c9749..17cdfa1457 100644
--- a/tests/test_registry.py
+++ b/tests/test_registry.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ def test_expected_registries_exist():
         'metrics',
         'models',
         'norms',
+        'attention_class',
+        'attention_implementation',
     }
 
     assert existing_registries == expected_registry_names