diff --git a/src/server/mysql.c b/src/server/mysql.c
--- a/src/server/mysql.c
+++ b/src/server/mysql.c
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ distrend_mysql_result_t mysqlQuery(distr
  */
 int mysqlResultFree(distrend_mysql_result_t result);
 
+/**
+   reads an integer mysql field value
+   @return 0 on success
+*/
+int distrend_mysql_getint(MYSQL_ROW row, MYSQL_FIELD_OFFSET column, int32_t *theint)
+{
+  *theint = atol(row[column]);
+
+  return 0;
+}
 
 
 struct distrend_mysql_conn
@@ -228,14 +238,13 @@ int find_jobframe(distrend_mysql_conn_t 
   if(!result)
     return 1;
 
-  if ((row = mysql_fetch_row(res)) != NULL)
-  {
-	jobkey = row[1];
-	framenum = row[2];
-  }
-  else
-	return 1;
+  row = mysql_fetch_row(result->mysqlresult);
+  if(!row)
+    return 1;
 
+  distrend_mysql_getint(row, 1, &jobkey); 
+  distrend_mysql_getint(row, 2, &framenum);
+  
   mysqlResultFree(result);
 
   return 0;