diff --git a/src/server/slave.c b/src/server/slave.c
--- a/src/server/slave.c
+++ b/src/server/slave.c
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
  * **********************************************************************************
 */
 
-// Provides DISTREN_REQUEST* which is in reality, DISTREN_SEND(signal)
+// Provides DISTREN_REQUEST* which is in reality, DISTREN_SEND(signal) in the minds of your average joe
 #include "protocol.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *arvg[])
 {
 
-	///////////////////// Semi-pseudo Slave Code ///////////////////////////
+	/* Semi-pseudo Slave Code */
 
 
 	int slavestatus = 0;
@@ -54,7 +54,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *arvg[])
 		fprintf(stderr, "Got frame %d in job %d, preparing to render...",frame,job);
 		get('http://distren.protofusion.org/srv/job#.tgz');
 		exec('tar -xvf job#.tgz /tmp/distren/job#'); // somehow
-		exec_blender(jobname.blendfile, jobnum.framenum.JPG, jobnum); // (check the args, we'll need to adjust for different output formats)... set SLAVESTATUS=1 while rendering, SLAVESTATUS=2 when done
+		exec_blender(jobname.blendfile, jobnum.framenum.JPG, jobnum); // (check the args, we'll need to adjust for different output formats, include this in the blendjob struct later)
+			while('blender is running'){
+				SLAVESTATUS=1; // really quite pointless now, but why not. Could be nice for logging.
+				tell_the_server(DISTREN_REQUEST_PROGRESS);
+				fprintf(stderr, "Rendering frame %d in job %d...",framenum,jobnum);
+				delay(1000); // or not... this should be more event-driven, but should still give a heartbeat to the server
+			}
+		SLAVESTATUS=2; // When done rendering, set this.
 	}
 	if(SLAVESTATUS==2){
 		fprintf(stderr, "Finished frame %d in job %d",framenum,jobnum);
@@ -64,11 +71,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *arvg[])
 		tell_the_server(DISTREN_REQUEST_DONEFRAME);
 		fprintf(stderr, "Idle. No frames to render.");
 	}
-	while(SLAVESTATUS==1){
-		tell_the_server(DISTREN_REQUEST_PROGRESS);
-		fprintf(stderr, "Rendering frame %d in job %d...",framenum,jobnum);
-		delay(1000); // or not... this should be more event-driven, but should still give a heartbeat to the server
-	}
 
   return 0;
 }