diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ PKGCONFIG_OHNOWRAP([CHECK], [check >= 0.
 # define paths for configuration files:
 
 AC_DEFINE_DIR([LOCALSTATEDIR], [localstatedir], [Default directory for storing state information])
-AC_DEFINE_DIR([RUNSTATEDIR], [runstatedir], [Default directory for registering runtime information like pid-files])
+AC_DEFINE_DIR([RUNSTATEDIR], [localstatedir/run], [Default directory for registering runtime information like pid-files])
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
 src/Makefile
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ SUBDIRS = . tests
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -DSYSCONFDIR='"$(sysconfdir)"' \
 	-DLOCALSTATEDIR='"$(localstatedir)"' \
-	-DRUNSTATEDIR='"$(localstatedir)/run"' \
 	-I. -I$(top_srcdir)/src/common
 AM_CFLAGS = $(DISTLIBS_CFLAGS)
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(DISTLIBS_LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
 #include <libxml/xmlreader.h>
 #include <libxml/xmlwriter.h>
 
-/* local defs */
-#define NUMBER_ELEVEN 11
-
 /* ******************* Structs ************************ */
 
 struct general_info
@@ -523,7 +520,7 @@ int find_jobframe_new(struct general_inf
 	    /**
 	       Why is the number 11 found here again? --ohnobinki
 	     */
-		  power_difference = (((float)geninfo->total_render_power / (float)geninfo->total_priority_pieces) * (NUMBER_ELEVEN - (float)distrenjob_ptr->priority));
+		  power_difference = (((float)geninfo->total_render_power / (float)geninfo->total_priority_pieces) * ((float)distrenjob_ptr->priority));
 		  power_difference = power_difference - (float)distrenjob_ptr->assigned_render_power;
 
 		  fprintf(stderr, "job num %d\npower difference: %f\n", distrenjob_ptr->jobnum, power_difference);
@@ -896,7 +893,7 @@ int update_xml_joblist(struct general_in
       
 	Why the random constant numeral 11? --ohnobinki
       */
-      geninfo->total_priority_pieces = geninfo->total_priority_pieces + (NUMBER_ELEVEN - job->priority);
+      geninfo->total_priority_pieces = geninfo->total_priority_pieces + job->priority;
 
       counter++;
     }