diff -r b85cb9cc9010 -r d0a2f881d4b5 reg/views.py
--- a/reg/views.py	Tue Apr 13 14:58:10 2010 +0530
+++ b/reg/views.py	Tue Apr 13 14:59:34 2010 +0530
@@ -293,14 +293,12 @@
     except Event.DoesNotExist:
         return redirect("/reg")
 
-    is_org = True if user in event.organizers.all() and user.is_staff else False
-
-    if is_org:
+    if user in event.organizers.all() and user.is_staff:
         event.registration_is_open = True
         event.save()
         return render_to_response('reg_open.html', {'user':user, 'event': event})
     else:
-        return redirect('/reg')
+        raise Http404
 
 def close_registration(request, event_key):
     """ simply check for is_org and then unset the registration_is_open flag.