diff --git a/src/common/protocol.h b/src/common/protocol.h
--- a/src/common/protocol.h
+++ b/src/common/protocol.h
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ enum distren_request_type
     DISTREN_REQUEST_RENDERFRAME = 8,
     DISTREN_REQUEST_DONEFRAME = 9,
     DISTREN_REQUEST_PROGRESS = 10, /*< tells another server of the progress of the first server's work at rendering */
+    DISTREN_REQUEST_GETWORK = 11,
 
   };