diff --git a/src/server/slavefuncs.c b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
--- a/src/server/slavefuncs.c
+++ b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   * distrenslave -c username email@example.com
  */
 
+#include "asprintf.h"
 #include "slavefuncs.h"
 #include "blendjob.h"
 #include "execio.h"
@@ -109,12 +110,6 @@ int curlpost(char *filename, char *url){
   return 0;
 }
 
-/** Converts an integer to a string, currently a stub. */
-char *int_to_str(int nbr)
-{
- return(NULL);
-}
-
 /** Generates a SSH key with ssh-keygen */
 int ssh_keygen(){
 	/* Checks to see if the keys are already present. */
@@ -318,18 +313,22 @@ return 1; // Success
 /** Executor function for Blender operations */
 void exec_blender(struct blendjob* blendjob, char *input, char *output, int frame)
 {
-	char *frame_str = int_to_str(frame); // Converts the int frame to a string, so it can be in the cmd array.
+  int ret;
+  char *frame_str;
+  
   /* start execio code */
-  	char *command = "blender"; // @TODO: append .exe if win32?
-  	int ret;
-    char *cmd[] = { command, "-b", "-o", output, input, "-f", frame_str, (char *)NULL };
+  char *command = "blender"; // @TODO: append .exe if win32?
+  char *cmd[] = { command, "-b", "-o", output, input, "-f", frame_str, (char *)NULL };
+  
+  char buf[10];
+  struct execio *testrem;
+  size_t readlen;
 
-  	char buf[10];
-  	struct execio *testrem;
-  	size_t readlen;
-  	ret = execio_open(&testrem, command, cmd); // This path will be absolute for testing, should be relative to install on production
-  	buf[9] = '\0'; // null-terminating the array...
-  	while(!execio_read(testrem, buf, 9, &readlen))
+  _distren_asprintf(&frame_str, "%i", frame);
+
+  ret = execio_open(&testrem, command, cmd); // This path will be absolute for testing, should be relative to install on production
+  buf[9] = '\0'; // null-terminating the array...
+  while(!execio_read(testrem, buf, 9, &readlen))
   	    {
   	      if(readlen > 9) {
   		fprintf(stderr, "Something is terribly wrong!\n");
diff --git a/src/server/slavefuncs.h b/src/server/slavefuncs.h
--- a/src/server/slavefuncs.h
+++ b/src/server/slavefuncs.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 size_t curl_writetodisk(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, FILE *stream);
 int curlget(char *url, char *out);
 int curlpost(char *filename, char *url);
-char *int_to_str(int nbr);
 int ssh_keygen();
 int register_user(char *username, char *email);
 int login_user(char *username);