diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -383,18 +383,28 @@ 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->hibernate; distrenjob_ptr = distrenjob_ptr->next)
-    for(frame_counter = (distrenjob_ptr->prev_frame_index + 1); !found && frame_counter < distrenjob_ptr->total_frames; frame_counter ++)
+  for(distrenjob_ptr = head->next; distrenjob_ptr && !distrenjob_ptr->hibernate; distrenjob_ptr = distrenjob_ptr->next)
+  {
+    for(frame_counter = (distrenjob_ptr->prev_frame_index + 1); frame_counter < distrenjob_ptr->total_frames; frame_counter ++)
+    {
       if(distrenjob_ptr->frameset[frame_counter].status == FRAMESETSTATUS_UNASSIGNED) // jobframe found
-	{
-	  found = 1;
-	  your_job_type = distrenjob_ptr->type;
-	  distrenjob_ptr->frameset[frame_counter].status = FRAMESETSTATUS_ASSIGNED;
-	  distrenjob_ptr->frameset[frame_counter].start_time = clock();
-	  distrenjob_ptr->assigned_frames++;
-	  distrenjob_ptr->prev_frame_index = frame_counter;
-	  updateJobStatsXML(distrenjob_ptr);
-	}
+      {
+    	found = 1;
+    	your_job_type = distrenjob_ptr->type;
+    	distrenjob_ptr->frameset[frame_counter].status = FRAMESETSTATUS_ASSIGNED;
+    	distrenjob_ptr->frameset[frame_counter].start_time = clock();
+    	distrenjob_ptr->assigned_frames++;
+    	distrenjob_ptr->prev_frame_index = frame_counter;
+    	updateJobStatsXML(distrenjob_ptr);
+      }
+
+      if(found)
+    	break;
+    }
+
+    if(found)
+      break;
+  }
 
   if(!found)
     {
@@ -402,7 +412,7 @@ int find_jobframe(struct distrenjob *hea
       sleep(1); /*< @todo eliminate the need for this line*/
       return 1;
     }
-  fprintf(stderr, "jobnum: %d", frame_counter);
+
   *job = distrenjob_ptr;
   *frame = &distrenjob_ptr->frameset[frame_counter];
 
@@ -1020,7 +1030,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       printJobInfo(distrenjob_get(&head, jobnum));
       break;
     case 3:
-      if(find_jobframe(&head, &tmp_job, &tmp_frame))
+      if(!find_jobframe(&head, &tmp_job, &tmp_frame))
       {
     	  fprintf(stderr, "frame was found, details below\n");
           fprintf(stderr, "Job#:%d\n", tmp_job->jobnum);