--- zonedata.c	2012-01-10 12:25:28.000000000 +0100
+++ zonedata.c.patched	2013-02-01 09:41:06.286898950 +0100
@@ -1227,13 +1227,14 @@
         soa = (uint32_t) time_datestamp(0, "%Y%m%d", NULL) * 100;
         if (!zd->initialized) {
             if (!DNS_SERIAL_GT(soa, zd->inbound_serial)) {
-                ods_log_warning("[%s] unable to use datecounter %u as serial: "
-                    "not greater than inbound serial %u", zd_str, soa,
-                    zd->inbound_serial);
                 soa = zd->inbound_serial + 1;
             }
-        } else if (!DNS_SERIAL_GT(soa, prev)) {
-            soa = prev + 1;
+        } else {
+            if (DNS_SERIAL_GT(zd->inbound_serial, soa)) {
+                soa = zd->inbound_serial + 1;
+            } else if (!DNS_SERIAL_GT(soa, prev)) {
+                soa = prev + 1;
+            }
         }
     } else if (strncmp(sc->soa_serial, "keep", 4) == 0) {
         soa = zd->inbound_serial;