diff --git a/src/server/distrenjob.c b/src/server/distrenjob.c
--- a/src/server/distrenjob.c
+++ b/src/server/distrenjob.c
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ int distrenjob_new(struct distrenjob **d
   dj->email = (char *)NULL;
   dj->jobnum = 0; /*< @todo there should be a central jobnum allocator and a way to save the maximum jobnumber allocated */
   dj->priority = 0;
+  dj->width = 0;
+  dj->height = 0;
   dj->completed_frames = 0;
   dj->assigned_frames = 0;
   dj->total_render_time = 0;