diff --git a/src/zapit/include/zapit/scannit.h b/src/zapit/include/zapit/scannit.h
index 39e70ee37..ad0c6f182 100644
--- a/src/zapit/include/zapit/scannit.h
+++ b/src/zapit/include/zapit/scannit.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class CNit : public OpenThreads::Thread
 		bool cable;
 
 		t_satellite_position satellitePosition;
+		t_satellite_position orbitalPosition;
 		freq_id_t freq_id;
 		unsigned short nid;
 		channel_number_map_t logical_map;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ class CNit : public OpenThreads::Thread
 		channel_number_map_t & getLogicalMap() { return logical_map; };
 		channel_number_map_t & getHDLogicalMap() { return hd_logical_map; };
 		std::string GetNetworkName() { return networkName; }
+		t_satellite_position getOrbitalPosition() { return orbitalPosition; }
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/scannit.cpp b/src/zapit/src/scannit.cpp
index 756750c84..698e8ae34 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/scannit.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/scannit.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ CNit::CNit(t_satellite_position spos, freq_id_t frq, unsigned short pnid, int dn
 	nid = pnid;
 	dmxnum = dnum;
 	cable = (CServiceScan::getInstance()->GetFrontend()->getInfo()->type == FE_QAM);
+	orbitalPosition = 0;
 }
 
 CNit::~CNit()
@@ -108,12 +109,18 @@ bool CNit::Read()
 
 	if (dmx->sectionFilter(0x10, filter, mask, flen) < 0) {
 		delete dmx;
+#ifdef DEBUG_NIT
+		printf("[NIT] filter failed\n");
+#endif
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	do {
 		if (dmx->Read(buffer, NIT_SECTION_SIZE) < 0) {
 			delete dmx;
+#ifdef DEBUG_NIT
+			printf("[NIT] read failed\n");
+#endif
 			return false;
 		}
 
@@ -301,6 +308,9 @@ bool CNit::ParseSatelliteDescriptor(SatelliteDeliverySystemDescriptor * sd, Tran
 	if (abs(newSat - satellitePosition) < 5)
 		newSat = satellitePosition;
 
+	if (!orbitalPosition)
+		orbitalPosition = newSat;
+
 	if(satellitePosition != newSat) {
 		printf("NIT: different satellite position: our %d nit %d (%X)\n",
 				satellitePosition, newSat, sd->getOrbitalPosition());