diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -521,12 +521,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       /* If the client is idle (meaning a client without the "busy" status connected via ssh) */
       	if(clientstatus == "idle")
 	  {
-	    framenum / jobnum = frame_finder(&head, job, frame); // give framefinder args, framefinder should return job number and frame number somehow
-				if(frame_finder returns "didn't get a frame"){
+      		int returnnum = frame_finder(&head, job, frame); // give framefinder args, framefinder should return job number and frame number somehow
+				if(returnnum == 1){
 					fprinf(stderr,"No frames are available to render at this time");
+					sleep(10);
+				}
+				else if(returnnum == 0){
+					remotio_send_to_client(framenum, jobnum);
 				}
 				else(){
-					remotio_send_to_client(framenum, jobnum);
+					fprintf(stderr,"Something is terribly wrong!");
 				}
       	}
       /* If the client's status changes from running to idle */