diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ int createQueueFromXML(struct distrenjob
 int reCreateQueueFromXML(struct distrenjob *head, xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr current);
 void updateGeneralInfo();
 void importGeneralInfo();
+int updateJobStatsXML(struct distrenjob *job);
+
 
 /* Global Vars, eliminate these */
 jobnum_t jobnum = 0; // The next job number to create in the queue
@@ -175,6 +177,7 @@ void finish_frame(struct distrenjob *hea
     }
 
   updateGeneralInfo();
+  updateJobStatsXML(distrenjob);
 }
 
 /** "mortition" check to see if a job is actually done by scanning the folder of the job to make sure all frames are present*/
@@ -281,6 +284,7 @@ int prepare_distrenjob(struct distrenjob
   general_info.jobs_in_queue++;
   updateJobListXML(head);
   updateGeneralInfo();
+  updateJobStatsXML(distrenjob);
 
   return 0;
 }
@@ -334,6 +338,7 @@ void change_job_priority(struct distrenj
     }
   }
   updateJobListXML(head);
+  makeJobDataXML(distrenjob); // because priority is changed
 }
 
 /**
@@ -366,6 +371,7 @@ int find_jobframe(struct distrenjob *hea
 	  distrenjob_ptr->frameset[frame_counter].start_time = clock();
 	  distrenjob_ptr->assigned_frames++;
 	  distrenjob_ptr->prev_frame_index = frame_counter;
+	  updateJobStatsXML(distrenjob_ptr);
 	}
 
   if(!found)
@@ -389,18 +395,24 @@ void frame_watchdog(struct distrenjob *d
 
   for(distrenjob_ptr = distrenjob_head->next; distrenjob_ptr; distrenjob_ptr = distrenjob_ptr->next)
   /* iterate through jobs */
-
+  {
     /* if the job has been started, checks by seeing if either to first or second frame has been started */
     if(distrenjob_ptr->frameset[0].status != FRAMESETSTATUS_UNASSIGNED || distrenjob_ptr->frameset[1].status != FRAMESETSTATUS_UNASSIGNED)
       /* iterate through all frames for this job: */
       for(counter = 0; counter < distrenjob_ptr->total_frames; counter ++)
-	/*watchdog_forgiveness = seconds of forgiveness before frame is re-assigned: */
+	    /*watchdog_forgiveness = seconds of forgiveness before frame is re-assigned: */
         if((distrenjob_ptr->frameset[counter].start_time + distrenjob_ptr->watchdog_forgiveness) < clock())
-        /*
-        If frame is not completed within the number of seconds specified by watchdog_forgiveness
-        Then change the frame status to unassigned
-        */
-          distrenjob_ptr->frameset[counter].status = FRAMESETSTATUS_UNASSIGNED;
+        {
+            /*
+            If frame is not completed within the number of seconds specified by watchdog_forgiveness
+            Then change the frame status to unassigned
+            */
+            distrenjob_ptr->frameset[counter].status = FRAMESETSTATUS_UNASSIGNED;
+            distrenjob_ptr->assigned_frames--;
+        }
+
+    updateJobStatsXML(distrenjob_ptr);
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -599,10 +611,6 @@ int makeJobDataXML(struct distrenjob *jo
   _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "%d", job->watchdog_forgiveness);
   xmlTextWriterWriteElement(writer, (xmlChar*)"wd_forgiveness", (xmlChar*)tmp);
 
-  // write total_render_time element
-  _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "%d", job->total_render_time);
-  xmlTextWriterWriteElement(writer, (xmlChar*)"total_render_time", (xmlChar*)tmp);
-
   // end document
   xmlTextWriterEndDocument(writer);
 
@@ -656,8 +664,15 @@ struct distrenjob *createJobFromXML(int 
   cur = cur->next;
   distrenjob->watchdog_forgiveness = atoi((char*)xmlNodeListGetString(doc, cur->xmlChildrenNode, 1));
 
-  cur = cur->next;
-  distrenjob->total_render_time = (time_t)atol((char*)xmlNodeListGetString(doc, cur->xmlChildrenNode, 1));
+  xmlFreeDoc(doc);
+
+  // load up stats.xml file to retrieve data
+  _distren_asprintf(&file_name, "stor/job%d/stats.xml", job_number);
+
+  doc = xmlParseFile(file_name);
+  cur = xmlDocGetRootElement(doc);
+
+  distrenjob->total_render_time = (time_t)atol((char*)xmlGetProp(cur, (xmlChar*)"total_render_time"));
 
   xmlFreeDoc(doc);
 
@@ -665,6 +680,33 @@ struct distrenjob *createJobFromXML(int 
   return distrenjob;
 }
 
+int updateJobStatsXML(struct distrenjob *job)
+{
+	  xmlTextWriterPtr writer;
+	  char *tmp; // temporarily holds strings to be given to the xml writer
+
+	  _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "stor/job%d/stats.xml", job->jobnum);
+
+	  // create xml document at the location tmp with no compression
+	  writer = xmlNewTextWriterFilename(tmp, 0);
+	  xmlTextWriterStartDocument(writer, NULL, "utf-8", NULL);
+
+	  xmlTextWriterStartElement(writer, (xmlChar*)"stats");
+	  _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "%d", job->assigned_frames);
+	  xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"assigned_frames", (xmlChar*)tmp);
+	  _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "%d", job->completed_frames);
+	  xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"completed_frames", (xmlChar*)tmp);
+	  _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "%d", job->total_render_time);
+	  xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"total_render_time", (xmlChar*)tmp);
+
+	  // end document
+	  xmlTextWriterEndDocument(writer);
+	  // free writer and save xml file to disk
+	  xmlFreeTextWriter(writer);
+
+	  return 1;
+}
+
 // returns 1 if successful
 // updates job_list.xml which lists all the jobs in the queue
 int updateJobListXML(struct distrenjob *head)