Forms :: Find Data Using Field In Form

I have a form that is bound to a query. The user inputs their id in a text box and the form should find the corresponding record with 5 different pieces of data displayed in separate text boxes. There is at any given time only one record set per id. The query has in the EmpID the criteria: [Forms]![frmProdStopEntryNew]![EmpID] to reference back the EmpID as the filter.

On the form, after the employee enters their ID, the afterupdate should pull-up the record that corresponds to that id. The code for the afterupate is:

Code:
Private Sub Emp_ID_AfterUpdate()
Me.Filter = "EmpID = '" & Me.Emp_ID & "'"
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdApplyFilterSort
Me.StopTime = Now()
ReasonID.SetFocus
End Sub

I also have a form load to go to a new record just so that the form is blank when the user enters it.

Code:
Private Sub Form_Load()
On Error GoTo Form_Load_Err
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.GoToRecord , "", acNewRec
Form_Load_Exit:
Exit Sub
Form_Load_Err:
MsgBox Error$
Resume Form_Load_Exit
End Sub

The problem I'm experience is that the query to find the record has a 50/50 hit and miss success rate. I think this is because the form load gets activated each time the query is refreshed afterupdate. And the form load has the new record syntax so it sort of nullifies it each time. How do I fix that?