diff --git a/src/server/slave.c b/src/server/slave.c
--- a/src/server/slave.c
+++ b/src/server/slave.c
@@ -124,22 +124,26 @@ options_init(argc,argv,&my_cfg, myopts, 
 /* Somewhat pseudo Rendering code */
 /*
 	if('slave recieves "start frame#, job#"'){
-		fprintf(stderr, "Got frame %d in job %d, preparing to render...",framenum,jobnum);
+		fprintf(stderr, "Received %d in job %d, preparing to render...",framenum,jobnum);
 		get('http://distren.protofusion.org/srv/job%d.tgz', jobnum); // use curl
 		exec('tar -xvf job%d.tgz /tmp/distren/job%d',jobnum,jobnum); // somehow
 		exec_blender("GIVE ME SOME ARGS!"); // (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.
+
+		// Consider placing the following in the exec_blender() function
+			while(blender_is_running == 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
 			}
-		slavestatus=2; // When done rendering, set this.
+
+
+		telldone=1; // When done rendering, set this.
 	}
-	if(slavestatus==2){
+	if(telldone==1){
 		fprintf(stderr, "Finished frame %d in job %d, uploading...",framenum,jobnum);
 		curl_POST("/path/to/output.jpg", "http://protofusion.org/distren/output/job%d",jobnum);
 		tell_the_server(DISTREN_REQUEST_DONEFRAME); // AKA "I'm done rendering that frame you sent me"
+		telldone=0;
 		// Slave now becomes idle, doesn't need to tell the server anything, ssh handles this.
 	}
 */