diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ int frame_finder(){
 	short int done = 0;
 	int priority = 10;
 
-	for(priority; priority >= 1; priority--){ // start the scan for the next job with the highest priority
+	while(priority >= 1){ // start the scan for the next job with the highest priority
 		finder_jobnum = hcfjob + 1; // reset it to start scanning at first uncompleted job for the pass at each priority level
 
 		while(finder_jobnum <= highest_jobnum){
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ int frame_finder(){
 				break;
 			}
 
-			if(done = 1)  // If it has found a job with the current priority value, it will break out of the loop
+			if((done) = 1)  // If it has found a job with the current priority value, it will break out of the loop
 				break;    // If none is found it goes to the next job to see if it is of the current priority value
 			else
 				finder_jobnum++;
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ int frame_finder(){
 
 		if(done = 1) // if job has been found, it lets it out of the priority changer loop
 			break;
+
+		priority--;
 	}
 
 	while(your_frame < blendjob[finder_jobnum].total_frames){ // Finds the frameset number with a frame that needs to be rendered