diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 4d1363ab3e1fd98a333d505e38d42eb419a3ab45..9314340ab40bee24f10d90a3f0b22d8ae1413294 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ CHANGELOG.txt to start tracking changes/upgrade data for 7.x-2.x
 #0000000  - Fixing empty h1 in region--content.tpl.php
 #0000000  - Removing unmodified core templates in omega/omega/templates
 #0000000  - Syncing omega.info and omega_starterkit.info
+#0000000  - Starting work on turning zones into a renderable array
+          - This change makes this branch potentially unstable until complete
+          - Using github, you should only be using the master branch for now
+
 
 ##########################################################################################
 ##### Changes in: 7.x-2.0-alpha11
diff --git a/omega/template.php b/omega/template.php
index 6fe844b82e051e209357968f11f8cd56e005c2dd..72b3572c420a31218a4b81e28ecb793f1c435b24 100644
--- a/omega/template.php
+++ b/omega/template.php
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ function omega_css_alter(&$css) {
  *   - zone.tpl.php (default)
  */
 function omega_theme($existing, $type, $theme, $path) {
+  //krumo($path);
   $hooks = array();
   $variables = array(
     'zid' => NULL, 
@@ -220,6 +221,8 @@ function omega_theme($existing, $type, $theme, $path) {
     'omega_process_zone'
   );
   $hooks['zone'] = array(
+    'template' => 'zone',
+    'path' => $path . '/templates',
     'variables' => $variables,
     'pattern' => 'zone__',
     'preprocess functions' => $preprocess_functions,
@@ -234,7 +237,7 @@ function omega_theme($existing, $type, $theme, $path) {
  * @see http://api.drupal.org/api/function/hook_theme_registry_alter/7
  */
 function omega_theme_registry_alter($registry) {
-  
+  //krumo($registry['zone']);
 }
 
 /**