diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h b/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
index 075a0c7e..c5f3e2f4 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "spdlog/common.h"
-#include "spdlog/details/periodic_worker.h"
 #include "spdlog/logger.h"
 #include "spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h"
 
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
index 35a117d9..628a7ea9 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // This class is thread safe
 
 #include "spdlog/common.h"
+#include "spdlog/details/periodic_worker.h"
 
 #include <chrono>
 #include <functional>
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ class periodic_worker;
 class registry
 {
 public:
+	// Default constructor
+	registry();
+	~registry() = default;
+
     registry(const registry &) = delete;
     registry &operator=(const registry &) = delete;
 
@@ -79,12 +84,11 @@ public:
 
     void set_automatic_registration(bool automatic_regsistration);
 
+	// The unique global instance of the registry, usefult to access it
+	// from the global scope. NOTE It doesn't make it a singleton
     static registry &instance();
 
 private:
-    registry();
-    ~registry() = default;
-
     void throw_if_exists_(const std::string &logger_name);
     void register_logger_(std::shared_ptr<logger> new_logger);
     std::mutex logger_map_mutex_, flusher_mutex_;
diff --git a/tests/test_registry.cpp b/tests/test_registry.cpp
index 9759a505..6a4639af 100644
--- a/tests/test_registry.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_registry.cpp
@@ -114,3 +114,22 @@ TEST_CASE("disable automatic registration", "[registry]")
     spdlog::set_level(spdlog::level::info);
     spdlog::set_automatic_registration(true);
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("concrete registry and global instance", "[registry]")
+{
+	spdlog::details::registry Local{};
+	auto& Global = spdlog::details::registry::instance();
+	REQUIRE((&Global != &Local));
+
+	SECTION("register drop on local registry")
+	{
+		Local.drop_all();
+
+		auto sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::null_sink_mt>();
+		auto new_logger = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>(tested_logger_name, std::move(sink));
+		Local.initialize_logger(new_logger);
+
+		REQUIRE(Local.get(tested_logger_name) != nullptr);
+	}
+
+}