diff --git a/dzonegit.py b/dzonegit.py
index ffcce6a..22fc388 100644
--- a/dzonegit.py
+++ b/dzonegit.py
@@ -112,15 +112,15 @@ def get_altered_files(against, diff_filter=None):
     return (Path(p) for p in r.stdout.rstrip("\0").split("\0"))
 
 
-def get_zone_origin(zonedata, maxlines=10):
+def get_zone_origin(zonedata):
     """
-    Parse $ORIGIN directive in first maxlines lines of zone file.
+    Parse $ORIGIN directive before the SOA record.
     Return zone name without the trailing dot.
     """
-    for i, line in enumerate(zonedata.splitlines()):
-        if i >= maxlines:
+    for line in zonedata.splitlines():
+        if re.match(r"^[^\s;]+\s+([0-9]+\s+)?(IN\s+)?SOA\s+", line, re.I):
             break
-        m = re.match(r"^\$ORIGIN\s+([^ ]+)\.\s*(;.*)?$", line)
+        m = re.match(r"^\$ORIGIN\s+([^ ]+)\.\s*(;.*)?$", line, re.I)
         if m:
             return m.group(1).lower()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_dzonegit.py b/tests/test_dzonegit.py
index da4dcf0..9a8ff44 100644
--- a/tests/test_dzonegit.py
+++ b/tests/test_dzonegit.py
@@ -88,16 +88,10 @@ $ORIGIN example.com.
     testzone = """
 @	60 IN SOA ns hostmaster 1 60 60 60 60
 	60 IN NS ns
+$ORIGIN example.com.
 ns.example.com.      60 IN A 192.0.2.1
 """
     assert get_zone_origin(testzone) is None
-    testzone = """
-@	60 IN SOA ns hostmaster 1 60 60 60 60
-	60 IN NS ns
-ns.example.com.      60 IN A 192.0.2.1
-$ORIGIN sub.example.com.
-"""
-    assert get_zone_origin(testzone, 4) is None
 
 
 def test_get_zone_name():