diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct {
 	int frame_num; // frame number to render
 	char slave_name; // user that frame is assigned to
 	int frame_status; // status of frame, 0= unassigned, 1= taken, 2= done
-} frameset[frame_count]; // Frame count is the frame number if the animation starts on zero... but animations start at frame 1
+} frameset[]; // Frameset array is generated by status_report_generator function
                          // Using this method to save memory, because if animation starts on a high frame number, it would waste a lot of RAM on empty structures
 // -- end of Matthew's handywork --
 
@@ -288,8 +288,9 @@ int frame_finder(){
 	int finder_jobnum = 0;
 	int frameset_count = 0; // the frameset number, note* frames in an animation don't start at zero
 	short int done = 0;
+	int priority = 10;
 
-	for(int priority = 10; priority >= 1; priority--){ // start the scan for the next job with the highest priority
+	for(priority; priority >= 1; priority--){ // 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){