diff --git a/src/server/slave.c b/src/server/slave.c
--- a/src/server/slave.c
+++ b/src/server/slave.c
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   struct distrenjob *myjob; /* Structure to hold data gathered from the XML file */
 
-  int cont = 1;
-  int framesInLocalQueue = 1;
+  int cont = 0;
+  int framesInLocalQueue = 0;
 
   while(cont)
     {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         /** Series of ifs for jobtype based on xml content */
         while(1 == 1){
-          exec_blender(myjob, pathtoJobfile, pathtoOutput, framenum); /* @TODO: This warning should be fixed :D */
+          exec_blender(pathtoJobfile, pathtoOutput, framenum); /* @TODO: This warning should be fixed :D */
           break;
         }
 
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       delete_jobdata(jobnum, datadir);
     }
   }
-
+/* Test code for execio
+  fprintf(stderr,"Testing out execioness");
+  exec_blender("/home/ethanzonca/Blender/houses.blend", "/home/ethanzonca/Blender/out.png", 1);
+  */
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/server/slavefuncs.c b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
--- a/src/server/slavefuncs.c
+++ b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
@@ -214,8 +214,9 @@ return 1; // Success
 
 
 /** Executor function for Blender operations */
-void exec_blender(struct distrenjob* distrenjob, char *input, char *output, int frame)
+void exec_blender(char *input, char *output, int frame)
 {
+  fprintf(stderr,"Preparing to execute...\n");
   int ret;
   char *frame_str;
 
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ void exec_blender(struct distrenjob* dis
 
        // @TODO: Better location for this code?
       tell_the_server(DISTREN_REQUEST_PROGRESS);
-      fprintf(stderr, "Rendering...");
+      fprintf(stderr, "Rendering...\n");
     }
   execio_close(testrem);
   /* end execio code */
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ void exec_blender(struct distrenjob* dis
     fprintf(stderr,"Error starting Blender. Check your install.\n");
   }
   else{
-    fprintf(stderr,"Blender at least started nicely, we don't know if it rendered anything though.\n");
+    fprintf(stderr,"Execution was successful.\n");
   }
   // Consider placing the following in the exec_blender() function
 
diff --git a/src/server/slavefuncs.h b/src/server/slavefuncs.h
--- a/src/server/slavefuncs.h
+++ b/src/server/slavefuncs.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int ssh_keygen();
 int register_user(char *username, char *email);
 int login_user(char *username);
 int conf_replace(char *username);
-void exec_blender(struct distrenjob* distrenjob, char *input, char *output, int frame);
+void exec_blender(char *input, char *output, int frame);
 void xmlinit();
 void xmlcleanup();