diff --git a/alpha/preprocess/preprocess-page.inc b/alpha/preprocess/preprocess-page.inc
index 0c2046ddc80ce41b92e0635f563f1a9d24b26258..22465d2ce048938405bf223f336327bf998e04b1 100644
--- a/alpha/preprocess/preprocess-page.inc
+++ b/alpha/preprocess/preprocess-page.inc
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ function alpha_alpha_preprocess_page(&$vars) {
       $zone_regions[$item['zone']][$region]['#sorted'] = FALSE;
       $zone_regions[$item['zone']][$region]['#weight'] = (int) $item['weight'];
       
+      if (!isset($zones[$item['zone']]['width'])) {
+        $zones[$item['zone']]['width'] = 0;
+      }
+      
+      if (!$item['primary']) {
+        $zones[$item['zone']]['width'] += $item['width'];
+      }
+      
       if (!isset($zone_regions[$item['zone']][$region]['#theme_wrappers']) || !in_array('region', $zone_regions[$item['zone']][$region]['#theme_wrappers'])) {
         $zone_regions[$item['zone']][$region]['#theme_wrappers'][] = 'region';
       }
@@ -44,32 +52,34 @@ function alpha_alpha_preprocess_page(&$vars) {
   foreach ($zones as $zone => $item) {
     if ($item['enabled'] && ($item['force'] || isset($zone_regions[$zone]))) {
       if (!empty($item['primary']) && isset($zone_regions[$zone][$item['primary']])) {
-        $primary = &$zone_regions[$zone][$item['primary']];
-        
-        $primary['#weight'] = -100;
-        $primary['#data']['columns'] = $item['columns'] - $primary['#region']['prefix'] - $primary['#data']['suffix'];
-        $primary['#data']['width'] = $item['columns'];
-      
-        $pull = array();
+        if ($item['width'] < $item['columns']) {
+          $primary = &$zone_regions[$zone][$item['primary']];
+          
+          $primary['#weight'] = -100;
+          $primary['#data']['columns'] = $item['columns'] - $primary['#region']['prefix'] - $primary['#data']['suffix'];
+          $primary['#data']['width'] = $item['columns'];
         
-        foreach ($zone_regions[$zone] as $region => $info) {
-          if ($region != $item['primary']) {
-            $primary['#data']['columns'] -= $info['#data']['width'];
-            $primary['#data']['width'] -= $info['#data']['width'];
-
-            if ($primary['#data']['weight'] > $info['#data']['weight']) {
-              $primary['#data']['push'] += $info['#data']['width'];              
-              $pull[$region] = &$primary['#data']['width'];
-            }
-          }         
-        }
-        
-        foreach ($pull as $region => $value) {
-          $zone_regions[$zone][$region]['#data']['pull'] = $value;
+          $pull = array();
+          
+          foreach ($zone_regions[$zone] as $region => $info) {
+            if ($region != $item['primary']) {
+              $primary['#data']['columns'] -= $info['#data']['width'];
+              $primary['#data']['width'] -= $info['#data']['width'];
+  
+              if ($primary['#data']['weight'] > $info['#data']['weight']) {
+                $primary['#data']['push'] += $info['#data']['width'];              
+                $pull[$region] = &$primary['#data']['width'];
+              }
+            }         
+          }
+          
+          foreach ($pull as $region => $value) {
+            $zone_regions[$zone][$region]['#data']['pull'] = $value;
+          }
         }
       }
       
-      $item['type'] = $item['primary'] && isset($zone_regions[$zone][$item['primary']]) ? 'dynamic' : 'static';
+      $item['type'] = $item['primary'] && $item['width'] <= $item['columns'] && isset($zone_regions[$zone][$item['primary']]) ? 'dynamic' : 'static';
       
       if (isset($zone_regions[$zone])) {
         $vars['page'][$item['section'] . '_section'][$zone] = $zone_regions[$zone];
diff --git a/omega/omega.info b/omega/omega.info
index b1bb5e3545e503c9c4dd5f1c361ebd6f3c063eba..467494f0d9992cfc1c4a8df8bcea10b5e36328b6 100644
--- a/omega/omega.info
+++ b/omega/omega.info
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ settings[alpha_hidden_site_name] = ''
 settings[alpha_hidden_site_slogan] = ''
 settings[alpha_zone_user_wrapper] = '1'
 settings[alpha_zone_user_force] = ''
-settings[alpha_zone_user_section] = ''
+settings[alpha_zone_user_section] = 'header'
 settings[alpha_zone_user_weight] = '-10'
 settings[alpha_zone_user_columns] = '12'
 settings[alpha_zone_user_primary] = ''