diff --git a/src/sfizz/Region.cpp b/src/sfizz/Region.cpp
index cad035b8..8843ce5c 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Region.cpp
+++ b/src/sfizz/Region.cpp
@@ -92,11 +92,7 @@ bool sfz::Region::parseOpcode(const Opcode& rawOpcode)
             offsetCC[opcode.parameters.back()] = *value;
         break;
     case hash("end"):
-        if (opcode.value == "-1") {
-            disabled = true;
-        } else {
-            setValueFromOpcode(opcode, sampleEnd, Default::sampleEndRange);
-        }
+        setValueFromOpcode(opcode, sampleEnd, Default::sampleEndRange);
         break;
     case hash("count"):
         setValueFromOpcode(opcode, sampleCount, Default::sampleCountRange);
@@ -1462,7 +1458,10 @@ float sfz::Region::getDelay() const noexcept
 
 uint32_t sfz::Region::trueSampleEnd(Oversampling factor) const noexcept
 {
-    return min(sampleEnd, loopRange.getEnd()) * static_cast<uint32_t>(factor);
+    if (sampleEnd <= 0)
+        return 0;
+
+    return min(static_cast<uint32_t>(sampleEnd), loopRange.getEnd()) * static_cast<uint32_t>(factor);
 }
 
 uint32_t sfz::Region::loopStart(Oversampling factor) const noexcept
@@ -1619,3 +1618,8 @@ sfz::Region::Connection& sfz::Region::getOrCreateConnection(const ModKey& source
     connections.push_back(c);
     return connections.back();
 }
+
+bool sfz::Region::disabled() const noexcept
+{
+    return (sampleEnd == 0);
+}
diff --git a/src/sfizz/Region.h b/src/sfizz/Region.h
index 4dc5cdef..e5fbb6c0 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Region.h
+++ b/src/sfizz/Region.h
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ struct Region {
      */
     float getGainToEffectBus(unsigned number) const noexcept;
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Check if a region is disabled, if its sample end is weakly negative for example.
+     */
+    bool disabled() const noexcept;
+
     const NumericId<Region> id;
 
     // Sound source: sample playback
@@ -272,7 +277,6 @@ struct Region {
     int64_t offsetRandom { Default::offsetRandom }; // offset_random
     CCMap<int64_t> offsetCC { Default::offset };
     uint32_t sampleEnd { Default::sampleEndRange.getEnd() }; // end
-    bool disabled { false }; // end=-1 and other disabling events
     absl::optional<uint32_t> sampleCount {}; // count
     absl::optional<SfzLoopMode> loopMode {}; // loopmode
     Range<uint32_t> loopRange { Default::loopRange }; //loopstart and loopend
diff --git a/src/sfizz/Voice.cpp b/src/sfizz/Voice.cpp
index 86dd1cd4..3321d761 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Voice.cpp
+++ b/src/sfizz/Voice.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void sfz::Voice::startVoice(Region* region, int delay, int number, float value,
 
     this->region = region;
 
-    if (region->disabled)
+    if (region->disabled())
         return;
 
     switchState(State::playing);
diff --git a/tests/RegionT.cpp b/tests/RegionT.cpp
index d4e68982..fa3f8f4c 100644
--- a/tests/RegionT.cpp
+++ b/tests/RegionT.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,12 @@ TEST_CASE("[Region] Parsing opcodes")
         region.parseOpcode({ "end", "184" });
         REQUIRE(region.sampleEnd == 184);
         region.parseOpcode({ "end", "-1" });
-        REQUIRE(region.disabled);
+        REQUIRE(region.disabled());
+        region.parseOpcode({ "end", "2" });
+        REQUIRE(!region.disabled());
+        REQUIRE(region.sampleEnd == 2);
+        region.parseOpcode({ "end", "0" });
+        REQUIRE(region.disabled());
     }
 
     SECTION("count")