diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct general_info {
   unsigned short int total_finished_jobs; //
   unsigned int total_frames_rendered; //
   unsigned int highest_jobnum;
+  short int hibernate;
 } general_info;
 
 
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ void remotio_send_to_client()
 /** Fill variables after crash / shutdown from XML dumps */
 int start_data()
 {
+  general_info.hibernate = 0;
   struct stat buffer;
   if(stat(SYSCONFDIR "/data.xml", &buffer) == 0){
 
@@ -282,6 +284,9 @@ void change_job_priority(struct distrenj
 */
 int find_jobframe(struct distrenjob *head, struct distrenjob **job, struct frameset **frame)
 {
+  if(general_info.hibernate)
+    return 1;
+
   unsigned int frame_counter;
   short int your_job_type;
   unsigned short int found;
@@ -291,7 +296,7 @@ int find_jobframe(struct distrenjob *hea
   your_job_type = 0;
   found = 0;
   /* iterate through jobs from first to last */
-  for(distrenjob_ptr = head->next; !found && !distrenjob_ptr; distrenjob_ptr = distrenjob_ptr->next)
+  for(distrenjob_ptr = head->next; (!found && !distrenjob_ptr) && !distrenjob_ptr->hibernate; distrenjob_ptr = distrenjob_ptr->next)
     for(frame_counter = 0; !found && frame_counter < distrenjob_ptr->total_frames; frame_counter ++)
       if(distrenjob_ptr->frameset[frame_counter].status == FRAMESETSTATUS_UNASSIGNED)
 	{