diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -875,12 +875,17 @@ int updateJobListXML(struct distrenjob *
   _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "%d", general_info.timestamp);
   xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"timestamp", (xmlChar*)tmp);
 
+  general_info.total_priority_pieces = 0;
   counter = 0;
   for(job = head->next; job; job = job->next)
     {
       _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "jobnum%d", counter);
       _distren_asprintf(&tmp2, "%d", job->jobnum);
       xmlTextWriterWriteElement(writer, (xmlChar*)tmp, (xmlChar*)tmp2);
+
+      // this is needed for the new frame finder to work
+      general_info.total_priority_pieces = general_info.total_priority_pieces + (11 - job->priority);
+
       counter++;
     }
 
@@ -1125,6 +1130,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   // pre-loaded jobs for testing
   prepare_distrenjob(&head, 1, "awesome", "LordOfWar", "onlylordofwar@gmail.com", 4, 1, 100, 640, 480);
+  prepare_distrenjob(&head, 1, "hamburger", "Ohnobinki", "ohnobinki@ohnopublishing.net", 3, 1, 50, 1280, 720);
 
   while(test == 1)
   {
@@ -1152,7 +1158,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       printJobInfo(distrenjob_get(&head, jobnum));
       break;
     case 3:
-      if(!find_jobframe(&head, &tmp_job, &tmp_frame))
+      fprintf(stderr, "\nPut the number of a non existing job to get a new frame\nJob number: ");
+      scanf("%d", &jobnum);
+      fprintf(stderr, "\nRender Power: ");
+      scanf("%d", &priority);
+      fprintf(stderr, "\n1->new user (Render Power has not been added to general_info)\n2->returning user\ninput:");
+      scanf("%d", &start_frame);
+
+      if(start_frame == 1)
+    	  general_info.total_render_power = general_info.total_render_power + priority;
+
+      if(!find_jobframe_again(&head, jobnum, priority, &tmp_job, &tmp_frame))
       {
     	  fprintf(stderr, "frame was found, details below\n");
           fprintf(stderr, "Job#:%d\n", tmp_job->jobnum);