diff --git a/src/server/distrenjob.c b/src/server/distrenjob.c
--- a/src/server/distrenjob.c
+++ b/src/server/distrenjob.c
@@ -54,19 +54,25 @@ int distrenjob_new(struct distrenjob **d
   *distrenjob = dj;
 
   dj->next = NULL;
+  dj->jobnum = 0; /*< @todo there should be a central jobnum allocator and a way to save the maximum jobnumber allocated */
+  dj->type = 1;
   dj->name = (char *)NULL;
   dj->submitter = (char *)NULL;
-  dj->jobnum = 0; /*< @todo there should be a central jobnum allocator and a way to save the maximum jobnumber allocated */
-  dj->priority = 0;
+
+  df->output_format = (char *)NULL;
   dj->width = 0;
   dj->height = 0;
+
+  dj->priority = 0;
   dj->completed_frames = 0;
   dj->assigned_frames = 0;
+  dj->total_frames = 0;
+  dj->prev_frame_index = -1;
+
   dj->total_render_time = 0;
-  dj->hibernate = 0;
-  dj->prev_frame_index = -1;
   dj->assigned_render_power = 0;
   dj->watchdog_forgiveness = 3600; // initialize watchdog forgiveness at 1 hour
+  dj->hibernate = 0;
   dj->frameset = (struct frameset *)NULL; /*< @todo does frameset need to be initialized here? */
 
   return 0;
@@ -280,6 +286,8 @@ int distrenjob_serialize(struct distrenj
   _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "%d", job->priority);
   xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"priority", (xmlChar*)tmp);
   free(tmp);
+  xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar *)"output_format", (xmlChar *)job->output_format);
+  
 
   /**
      write resolution element and add its attributes */
diff --git a/src/server/distrenjob.h b/src/server/distrenjob.h
--- a/src/server/distrenjob.h
+++ b/src/server/distrenjob.h
@@ -35,22 +35,25 @@ typedef unsigned int jobnum_t;
 struct distrenjob
 {
   struct distrenjob *next; /*< next will be NULL unless if there is another distrenjob */
+  jobnum_t jobnum;
   short int type; /*< 1:Blender, 2:something else */
   char *name;
   char *submitter;
-  jobnum_t jobnum;
+
+  char *output_format; /*< currently is the file extension of the request output format. @todo make this mime-type based/not a string */
   unsigned int width; /*< width in pixels of the frames to be rendered */
   unsigned int height; /*< height in pixels of the frames to be rendered */
+
   unsigned int priority;  /*< 1 is lowest, 10 is highest, 0 means the job is done */
   unsigned int completed_frames; /*< number of completed frames for stats/etc */
   unsigned int assigned_frames; /*< number of assigned frames (that are not yet completed) for stats/etc */
   unsigned int total_frames; /*< how many frames are in the animation for stats/etc (unassigned frames) */
+  int prev_frame_index; /*< the position in the array of the last frame that was assigned */
+
+  time_t total_render_time; /*< total seconds of time spent on all the completed frames */
+  unsigned long int assigned_render_power;
   unsigned int watchdog_forgiveness; /*< how many seconds 'til the frame is re-assigned (if client computer crashes etc); */
   short int hibernate; /*< @todo DOCUMENT THIS */
-  int prev_frame_index; /*< the position in the array of the last frame that was assigned */
-  time_t total_render_time; /*< total seconds of time spent on all the completed frames */
-  char *output_format; /*< currently is the file extension of the request output format. @todo make this mime-type based/not a string */
-  unsigned long int assigned_render_power;
   struct frameset *frameset;
 };