diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ struct blendjob {
   char *name;
   char *submitter;
   char *email;
+  unsigned int jobnum;
   int priority;  // 1 is lowest, 10 is highest, 0 is done
   int percent_done;
   int completed_frames; // number of completed frames for stats/etc
@@ -215,13 +216,16 @@ void frame_num_struct_builder(struct ble
   int jobnum_new = highest_jobnum + 1; /* global vars will someday leave us  */
 	int counter;
 
-	
+	job->frameset = malloc(sizeof(struct frameset) * numframes);
+	if(!job->frameset)
+	  fprintf(stderr, "error allocating memory");
 
-	blendjob[jobnum_new].total_frames = total; // sets the total number of frames in animation for status purposes
+	job->total_frames = total; // sets the total number of frames in animation for status purposes
+	job->jobnum = jobnum_new;
 
 	for(counter = 0; counter < total; counter ++)
 	  /* This builds the array, with the array starting at zero and the frame_num starting at sframe */
-	  blendjob[jobnum_new].frameset[x].frame_num = counter + 1;
+	  job->frameset[counter].frame_num = counter + 1;
 	
 	highest_jobnum++; // After it has created the job, it adds one to the highest_jobnum interger
 }