diff --git a/lib/digd.js b/lib/digd.js
index 1ff359b..cffbb43 100644
--- a/lib/digd.js
+++ b/lib/digd.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function getRecords(engine, qname, cb) {
   // SECURITY XXX TODO var dig = require('dig.js/dns-request');
   var count;
 
-  return engine.getRecords({ name: qname }, function (err, myRecords) {
+  return engine.records.get({ name: qname }, function (err, myRecords) {
     if (err) { cb(err); return; }
 
     function checkCount() {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ function getNs(engine, ds, results, cb) {
       return -1 !== engine.primaryNameservers.indexOf(ns.data.toLowerCase());
     })) {
       results.authority.length = 0;
-      results.authority.push(domainToSoa(engine.primaryNameservers, d));
+      results.authority.push(engine.zoneToSoa(d));
       results.header.rcode = NXDOMAIN;
     }
     cb(null, results);
@@ -196,54 +196,13 @@ function getNs(engine, ds, results, cb) {
   });
 }
 
-function domainToSoa(primaryNameservers, domain) {
-  var nameservers = domain.vanityNs || primaryNameservers;
-
-  var index = Math.floor(Math.random() * nameservers.length) % nameservers.length;
-  var nameserver = nameservers[index];
-  return {
-    name: domain.id
-  , typeName: 'SOA'
-  , className: 'IN'
-  , ttl: domain.ttl || 60
-
-    // nameserver -- select an NS at random if they're all in sync
-  , primary: nameserver
-  , name_server: nameserver
-
-    // admin -- email address or domain for admin
-  , admin: domain.admin || ('admin.' + domain.id)
-  , email_addr: domain.admin || ('admin.' + domain.id)
-
-    // serial -- the version, for cache-busting of secondary nameservers. suggested format: YYYYMMDDnn
-  , serial: domain.serial || Math.round((domain.updatedAt || domain.createdAt || 0) / 1000)
-  , sn: domain.serial || Math.round((domain.updatedAt || domain.createdAt || 0) / 1000)
-
-    // refresh -- only used when nameservers following the DNS NOTIFY spec talk
-  , refresh: domain.refresh || 1800
-  , ref: domain.refresh || 1800
-
-    // retry -- only used when nameservers following the DNS NOTIFY spec talk
-  , retry: domain.retry || 600
-  , ret: domain.retry || 600
-
-    // expiration -- how long other nameservers should continue when the primary goes down
-  , expiration: domain.expiration || 2419200
-  , ex: domain.expiration || 2419200
-
-    // minimum -- how long to cache a non-existent domain (also the default ttl for BIND)
-  , minimum: domain.minimum || 5
-  , nx: domain.minimum || 5
-  };
-}
-
-function getSoa(primaryNameservers, domain, results, cb, answerSoa) {
+function getSoa(engine, domain, results, cb, answerSoa) {
   console.log('[DEV] getSoa entered');
 
   if (!answerSoa) {
-    results.authority.push(domainToSoa(primaryNameservers, domain));
+    results.authority.push(engine.zoneToSoa(domain));
   } else {
-    results.answer.push(domainToSoa(primaryNameservers, domain));
+    results.answer.push(engine.zoneToSoa(domain));
   }
 
   cb(null, results);
@@ -326,7 +285,8 @@ module.exports.query = function (engine, query, cb) {
     console.log('[DEV] qnames');
     console.log(qnames);
 
-    return engine.getSoas({ names: qnames}, function (err, myDomains) {
+    // getSoas
+    return engine.zones.get({ names: qnames }, function (err, myDomains) {
       console.log('[SOA] looking for', qnames, 'and proudly serving', err, myDomains);
       if (err) { cb(err); return; }
 
@@ -350,7 +310,7 @@ module.exports.query = function (engine, query, cb) {
       //console.log('sorted domains', myDomains);
 
       if (!getNsAlso) {
-        return getSoa(engine.primaryNameservers, myDomains[0], results, cb, answerSoa);
+        return getSoa(engine, myDomains[0], results, cb, answerSoa);
       }
 
       return getNs(engine, /*myDomains.slice(0)*/qnames.map(function (qn) { return { id: qn }; }), results, function (err, results) {
@@ -364,7 +324,7 @@ module.exports.query = function (engine, query, cb) {
         }
 
         // myDomains was sorted such that the longest was first
-        return getSoa(engine.primaryNameservers, myDomains[0], results, cb);
+        return getSoa(engine, myDomains[0], results, cb);
 
       });
     });
diff --git a/lib/httpd.js b/lib/httpd.js
index d48212c..feb6136 100644
--- a/lib/httpd.js
+++ b/lib/httpd.js
@@ -194,10 +194,18 @@ module.exports.create = function (cli, engine/*, dnsd*/) {
       };
     }
     app.get('/api/zones/:zone/records', function (req, res) {
-      engine.records.all(function (err, records) {
-        res.send({ records: records.filter(function (r) {
-          return r.zone === req.params.zone;
-        }).map(mapRecord) });
+      var zonename = req.params.zone;
+      engine.zones.get({ names: [ zonename ] }, function (err, zones) {
+        var zone = engine.zoneToSoa(zones[0]);
+        zone.class = zone.className;
+        zone.type = zone.typeName;
+        engine.records.all(function (err, records) {
+          records = records.filter(function (r) {
+            return r.zone === zonename;
+          }).map(mapRecord);
+          records.unshift(zone);
+          res.send({ records: records });
+        });
       });
     });
     app.get('/api/records', function (req, res) {
diff --git a/lib/store.json.js b/lib/store.json.js
index cb859d6..3d4b74e 100644
--- a/lib/store.json.js
+++ b/lib/store.json.js
@@ -7,6 +7,46 @@ module.exports.create = function (opts) {
   var db = require(opts.filepath);
 
   engine.primaryNameservers = db.primaryNameservers;
+  engine.zoneToSoa = function (domain) {
+    var nameservers = domain.vanityNs || engine.primaryNameservers;
+
+    var index = Math.floor(Math.random() * nameservers.length) % nameservers.length;
+    var nameserver = nameservers[index];
+    return {
+      name: domain.id
+    , typeName: 'SOA'
+    , className: 'IN'
+    , ttl: domain.ttl || 60
+
+      // nameserver -- select an NS at random if they're all in sync
+    , primary: nameserver
+    , name_server: nameserver
+
+      // admin -- email address or domain for admin
+    , admin: domain.admin || ('admin.' + domain.id)
+    , email_addr: domain.admin || ('admin.' + domain.id)
+
+      // serial -- the version, for cache-busting of secondary nameservers. suggested format: YYYYMMDDnn
+    , serial: domain.serial || Math.round((domain.updatedAt || domain.createdAt || 0) / 1000)
+    , sn: domain.serial || Math.round((domain.updatedAt || domain.createdAt || 0) / 1000)
+
+      // refresh -- only used when nameservers following the DNS NOTIFY spec talk
+    , refresh: domain.refresh || 1800
+    , ref: domain.refresh || 1800
+
+      // retry -- only used when nameservers following the DNS NOTIFY spec talk
+    , retry: domain.retry || 600
+    , ret: domain.retry || 600
+
+      // expiration -- how long other nameservers should continue when the primary goes down
+    , expiration: domain.expiration || 2419200
+    , ex: domain.expiration || 2419200
+
+      // minimum -- how long to cache a non-existent domain (also the default ttl for BIND)
+    , minimum: domain.minimum || 5
+    , nx: domain.minimum || 5
+    };
+  };
   engine.peers = {
     all: function (cb) {
       process.nextTick(function () {
@@ -55,8 +95,6 @@ module.exports.create = function (opts) {
       });
     }
   };
-  engine.getSoas = engine.zones.get;
-  engine.getRecords = engine.records.get;
 
   return engine;
 };