diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -308,22 +308,29 @@ blendjob[jobnum].frameset[frameset_count
 return your_frame; // your_frame is returned as the frame to be rendered
 }
 
-void blend_frame_watchdog(){
-  short int watchdog_forgiveness = 3; // Hours to wait on a frame before re-assigning it
+void blend_frame_watchdog(struct blendjob *blendjob_head)
+{
+  unsigned short int watchdog_forgiveness; /*< seconds to wait on a frame before re-assigning it */
+  struct blendjob *blendjob_ptr;
+  unsigned int counter;
 
-  int num1 = hcfjob + 1;
+  watchdog_forgiveness = 3 * 60 * 60; /*< 3hr in seconds */
+  blendjob_ptr = blendjob_head;
 
-  while(num1 <= highest_jobnum){  // counts up through all the jobs
-    int num2 = 0;
+  for(blendjob_ptr = blendjob_head; blendjob_ptr; blendjob_ptr = blendjob_ptr->next)
+    /* iterate through jobs */
 
-    while(num2 <= blendjob[num1].total_frames){ // Counts up through all the frames
-      if((blendjob[num1].frameset[num2].start_time + (watchdog_forgiveness * 3600)) < clock()) // If frame is not completed within the number of hours specified by watchdog_forgiveness
-			  blendjob[num1].frameset[num2].frame_status = 0;								   // Then change the frame status to unassigned
+    for(counter = 0; counter < blendjob_ptr->total_frames; counter ++)
+      /* iterate through all frames for this job*/
+      {
+	if((blendjob_ptr->frameset[counter].start_time + (watchdog_forgiveness * 3600)) < clock()) 
+	  /*
+	    If frame is not completed within the number of hours specified by watchdog_forgiveness 
+	    Then change the frame status to unassigned
+	  */
+	  blendjob_ptr->frameset[counter].frame_status = 0;
+      }
 
-      num2++;
-    }
-    num1++;
-  }
 }