diff --git a/src/server/simpleslave.c b/src/server/simpleslave.c
--- a/src/server/simpleslave.c
+++ b/src/server/simpleslave.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         // Check if tar exists already
         struct stat jbuffer;
-        int jstatus = stat(pathtoJobfile, &jbuffer);
+        int jstatus = stat(pathtoTar, &jbuffer);
         if(jstatus == -1){
           fprintf(stderr,"Main job file does not exist, extracting...\n");