diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -984,15 +984,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       submitter = NULL;
       email = NULL;
 
-      fprintf(stderr, "\nType: \n\t 1 \t blender\n\t 2 \t povray\n"); scanf("%d\n", &type);
-      fprintf(stderr, "\nName: ");                     getline(&name, &read_buf, stdin);
+      fprintf(stderr, "\nType: \n\t 1 \t blender\n\t 2 \t povray\n"); scanf("%d", &type);
+      fprintf(stderr, "\nName: ");        scanf("\n"); getline(&name, &read_buf, stdin);
       fprintf(stderr, "\nSubmitter: ");                getline(&submitter, &read_buf, stdin);
       fprintf(stderr, "\nEmail: ");                    getline(&email, &read_buf, stdin);
-      fprintf(stderr, "\nPriority: ");                 scanf("%d\n", &priority);
-      fprintf(stderr, "\nStart frame: ");              scanf("%d\n", &start_frame);
-      fprintf(stderr, "\nEnd frame: ");                scanf("%d\n", &end_frame);
-      fprintf(stderr, "\nWidth: ");                    scanf("%d\n", &width);
-      fprintf(stderr, "\nHeight: ");                   scanf("%d\n", &height);
+      fprintf(stderr, "\nPriority: ");                 scanf("%d", &priority);
+      fprintf(stderr, "\nStart frame: ");              scanf("%d", &start_frame);
+      fprintf(stderr, "\nEnd frame: ");                scanf("%d", &end_frame);
+      fprintf(stderr, "\nWidth: ");                    scanf("%d", &width);
+      fprintf(stderr, "\nHeight: ");                   scanf("%d", &height);
       prepare_distrenjob(&head, type, name, submitter, email, priority, start_frame, end_frame, width, height);
       break;
     case 5: