diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ void frame_num_struct_builder(struct ble
   TODO: Major issue here, the client needs to know the frame number, AND the job number!
   Notice that this function starts by looking at the oldest job first
 
+	TODO: Link this up with the main() function to check if there are frames available or not and provide jobnum/framenum to the client
+
   @return 0 success, other: error
 */
 int frame_finder(struct blendjob *head, struct blendjob **job, struct frameset **frame)
@@ -511,10 +513,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       int jobnum;
 
       /* If the client is idle (meaning a client without the "busy" status connected via ssh) */
-      	if(clientstatus == idle && iteration > 0){
-      		framenum = frame_finder(); // give framefinder args, framefinder should return job number and frame number
-      		jobnum = frame_finder();
-      		remotio_send_to_client(framenum);
+      	if(clientstatus == "idle"){
+      		framenum / jobnum = frame_finder(); // give framefinder args, framefinder should return job number and frame number somehow
+				if(frame_finder returns "didn't get a frame"){
+					fprinf(stderr,"No frames are available to render at this time");
+				}
+				else(){
+					remotio_send_to_client(framenum);
+				}
       	}
       /* If the client's status changes from running to idle */
       	if(clientstatus == DISTREN_REQUEST_DONEFRAME && iteration == 0){