diff --git a/openseadragon.js b/openseadragon.js
index b955ac28..61ecf79a 100644
--- a/openseadragon.js
+++ b/openseadragon.js
@@ -5659,17 +5659,16 @@ $.extend( $.DziTileSource.prototype, $.TileSource.prototype, {
      * @param {String} optional - url
      */
     supports: function( data, url ){
-        return ( 
-            data.Image && 
-            "http://schemas.microsoft.com/deepzoom/2008" == data.Image.xmlns
-        ) || (
-            data.documentElement &&
-            "Image" == data.documentElement.tagName &&
-            "http://schemas.microsoft.com/deepzoom/2008" ==
-                data.documentElement.namespaceURI
-        );
-    },
+        var ns;
+        if ( data.Image ) {
+            ns = data.Image.xmlns;
+        } else if ( data.documentElement && "Image" == data.documentElement.tagName ) {
+            ns = data.documentElement.namespaceURI;
+        }
 
+        return ( "http://schemas.microsoft.com/deepzoom/2008" == ns ||
+            "http://schemas.microsoft.com/deepzoom/2009" == ns );
+    },
 
     /**
      * 
diff --git a/src/dzitilesource.js b/src/dzitilesource.js
index b6f8db63..db8c7046 100644
--- a/src/dzitilesource.js
+++ b/src/dzitilesource.js
@@ -69,17 +69,16 @@ $.extend( $.DziTileSource.prototype, $.TileSource.prototype, {
      * @param {String} optional - url
      */
     supports: function( data, url ){
-        return ( 
-            data.Image && 
-            "http://schemas.microsoft.com/deepzoom/2008" == data.Image.xmlns
-        ) || (
-            data.documentElement &&
-            "Image" == data.documentElement.tagName &&
-            "http://schemas.microsoft.com/deepzoom/2008" ==
-                data.documentElement.namespaceURI
-        );
-    },
+        var ns;
+        if ( data.Image ) {
+            ns = data.Image.xmlns;
+        } else if ( data.documentElement && "Image" == data.documentElement.tagName ) {
+            ns = data.documentElement.namespaceURI;
+        }
 
+        return ( "http://schemas.microsoft.com/deepzoom/2008" == ns ||
+            "http://schemas.microsoft.com/deepzoom/2009" == ns );
+    },
 
     /**
      *