diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ void prepare_distrenjob(struct distrenjo
   int counter;
 
   struct distrenjob *distrenjob;
+  distrenjob_new(&distrenjob);
 
   distrenjob->type = 1;
   distrenjob->name = name;
@@ -198,17 +199,6 @@ void prepare_distrenjob(struct distrenjo
   distrenjob->email = email;
   distrenjob->priority = priority;
   distrenjob->total_frames = (end_frame - start_frame + 1); // sets the total number of frames in animation for status purposes
-  distrenjob->frameset = malloc(distrenjob->total_frames);
-
-  distrenjob->assigned_frames = 0;
-  distrenjob->completed_frames = 0;
-
-  /* @TODO: should the aove be malloc(sizeof(struct frameset) * distrenjob->total_frames? */
-  /*
-  distrenjob->frameset = malloc(sizeof(struct frameset) * numframes);
-  if(!job->frameset)
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error allocating memory\n");
-  */
 
   /* prepares all the frames by setting that status to "unassigned" */
   counter2 = start_frame;
@@ -219,6 +209,7 @@ void prepare_distrenjob(struct distrenjo
     counter2++;
   }
 
+  /* add job to queue */
   distrenjob_enqueue(head, distrenjob);
 
   general_info.jobs_in_queue++;