diff --git a/cake/libs/model/model.php b/cake/libs/model/model.php
index 199c6a17c..4fa2e3111 100644
--- a/cake/libs/model/model.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/model.php
@@ -848,7 +848,12 @@ class Model extends Overloadable {
  */
 	function getColumnTypes() {
 		$columns = $this->loadInfo();
-		return array_combine($columns->extract('{n}.name'), $columns->extract('{n}.type'));
+		$names = $columns->extract('{n}.name');
+		$types = $columns->extract('{n}.type');
+		if (!count($names) || !count($types)) {
+		    trigger_error(__('(Model::getColumnTypes) Unable to build model field data. If you are using a model without a database table, try implementing loadInfo()', true), E_USER_WARNING);
+		}
+		return array_combine($names, $types);
 	}
 /**
  * Returns the column type of a column in the model
@@ -1727,6 +1732,8 @@ class Model extends Overloadable {
 						}
 
 						$valid = true;
+						$msg   = null;
+
 						if (method_exists($this, $rule)) {
 							$ruleParams[] = array_diff_key($validator, $default);
 							$valid = call_user_func_array(array(&$this, $rule), $ruleParams);
diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
index ffef2953c..59ba33c6a 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
@@ -109,9 +109,18 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
 
 		if(isset($object)) {
 			$fields = $object->loadInfo();
+			$fieldNames = $fields->extract('{n}.name');
+			$fieldTypes = $fields->extract('{n}.type');
+			$fieldLengths = $fields->extract('{n}.length');
+			if (!count($fieldNames) || !count($fieldTypes)) {
+			     trigger_error(__('(FormHelper::create) Unable to use model field data. If you are using a model without a database table, try implementing loadInfo()', true), E_USER_WARNING);
+			}
+			if (!count($fieldNames) || !count($fieldLengths) || (count($fieldNames) != count($fieldTypes))) {
+			     trigger_error(__('(FormHelper::create) Unable to use model field data. If you are using a model without a database table, try implementing loadInfo()', true), E_USER_WARNING);
+			}
 			$data = array(
-				'fields' => array_combine($fields->extract('{n}.name'), $fields->extract('{n}.type')),
-				'sizes' => array_combine($fields->extract('{n}.name'), $fields->extract('{n}.length')),
+				'fields' => array_combine($fieldNames, $fieldTypes),
+				'sizes' => array_combine($fieldNames, $fieldLengths),
 				'key' => $object->primaryKey,
 				'validates' => (ife(empty($object->validate), array(), array_keys($object->validate)))
 			);