diff --git a/src/server/simpleslave.c b/src/server/simpleslave.c
--- a/src/server/simpleslave.c
+++ b/src/server/simpleslave.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#define DEBUG 1
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -177,13 +178,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	  _web_setrenderpower(slavekey, password, renderPower);
 	}
     }
-
+  if(!DEBUG)
+    fprintf(stderr, "Running..");
   // Main loop
   while(!quit)
     {
 
     // request work
-    fprintf(stderr,"Requesting work...\n");
+    if(DEBUG)
+      fprintf(stderr,"Requesting work from %s...\n", hostname);
     haveWork = _web_getwork(slavekey, password, &jobnum, &framenum);
 
     /* If we got a frame */
@@ -194,8 +197,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         // jobnum = remoteio_read(jobnum); /* Set jobnum from remoteio (we could use info from struct, but we need this info to download the xmlfile */
         // framenum = remoteio_read(jobnum); /* Set framenum from remoteio */
         // outputExt = remotio)read(outputExt); /* Set output extension from remotio */
-
-        fprintf(stderr, "Preparing to render frame %d in job %d\n", framenum, jobnum);
+        if(DEBUG)
+          fprintf(stderr, "Preparing to render frame %d in job %d\n", framenum, jobnum);
 
         prepareJobPaths(jobnum, framenum, outputExt, datadir, &urltoTar, &pathtoTar, &pathtoTardir, &pathtoJob, &pathtoJobfile, &urltoJobfile, &urltoOutput, &pathtoOutput, &pathtoRenderOutput, &pathtoOutdir);
         //free(outputExt);
@@ -203,14 +206,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         // int dlret = downloadTar(urltoTar, pathtoTar);
         int dlret = downloadTar(urltoJobfile, pathtoJobfile);
         if(dlret == 0)
-          // fprintf(stderr,"Got data tarball\n");
-          fprintf(stderr,"Got uncompressed data!\n");
+          fprintf(stderr,"Data retrieved successfully!\n");
         else if(dlret == 3){
           _web_resetframe(slavekey, password, jobnum, framenum);  // Unassign the frame on the server so other slaves can render it
           return 0; // ouput dir doesn't exist
         }
         else
-          fprintf(stderr,"Using existing uncompressed data %s...\n", pathtoJobfile);
+          if(DEBUG)
+            fprintf(stderr,"Using existing uncompressed data %s...\n", pathtoJobfile);
           //fprintf(stderr,"Using existing tarball %s...\n", pathtoTar);
 
         /* // Commented for decompression
@@ -228,14 +231,19 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         */
 
         /* ignore return because directory may exist already */
-        fprintf(stderr,"Creating output directory %s\n", pathtoOutdir);
+        if(DEBUG)
+          fprintf(stderr,"Creating output directory %s\n", pathtoOutdir);
         mkdir(pathtoOutdir, 0700);
-        fprintf(stderr,"Marking frame started on server... ");
+
+        if(DEBUG)
+          fprintf(stderr,"Marking frame started on server... ");
         _web_startframe(slavekey, password, jobnum, framenum);
 
         /* Execute blender */
-        fprintf(stderr,"Executing blender on file %s\n", pathtoJobfile);
-        fprintf(stderr,"Directing output to file %s\n", pathtoOutput);
+        if(DEBUG){
+          fprintf(stderr,"Executing blender on file %s\n", pathtoJobfile);
+          fprintf(stderr,"Directing output to file %s\n", pathtoOutput);
+        }
 
         if(exec_blender(pathtoJobfile, pathtoRenderOutput, framenum))
           {
@@ -255,7 +263,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
         else{
           /* Post-execution */
-          fprintf(stderr, "Finished frame %d in job %d, uploading...\n", framenum, jobnum);
+          if(DEBUG)
+            fprintf(stderr, "Finished frame %d in job %d, uploading...\n", framenum, jobnum);
+          else
+            fprintf(stderr,"Finished.\n");
           uploadOutput(pathtoOutput, urltoOutput, jobnum, framenum, slavekey); // @TODO: Handle return value
 
           free(urltoOutput);
@@ -267,7 +278,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
       }
     else{
-      fprintf(stderr,"Nothing to do. Idling...\n");
+      if(DEBUG)
+        fprintf(stderr,"No work to do. Idling...\n");
+      else
+        fprintf(stderr,".");
       sleep(300); // Poll every 300 seconds @TODO: remove polling
     }