diff --git a/src/server/simpleslave.c b/src/server/simpleslave.c
--- a/src/server/simpleslave.c
+++ b/src/server/simpleslave.c
@@ -145,13 +145,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   char *pathtoTardir;
 
   // Temporary for uncompressed testing
-  char *urltoJobfile;
+  // char *urltoJobfile;
 
   char *urltoOutput;   /* Full URL where output is posted */
   char *pathtoOutput;  /* Full path to the output (rendered) file */
   char *pathtoOutdir;  /* Full path to output directory */
   char *pathtoRenderOutput; /* Contains blender framenum placeholder */
 
+  char *urltoJobfile; /* Used if we aren't using compression */
   char *pathtoJob; /* Path to job data folder */
   char *pathtoJobfile; /* Full path to the job's main file */
   char *outputExt = "jpg";     /* Output Extension (e.g., JPG) */
@@ -196,18 +197,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if(haveWork)
       {
         fprintf(stderr,"Got work from server...\n");
-        /* @TODO: Add remotio hooks */
-        // jobnum = remoteio_read(jobnum); /* Set jobnum from remoteio (we could use info from struct, but we need this info to download the xmlfile */
-        // framenum = remoteio_read(jobnum); /* Set framenum from remoteio */
-        // outputExt = remotio)read(outputExt); /* Set output extension from remotio */
         if(DEBUG)
           fprintf(stderr, "Preparing to render frame %d in job %d\n", framenum, jobnum);
 
         prepareJobPaths(jobnum, framenum, outputExt, datadir, &urltoTar, &pathtoTar, &pathtoTardir, &pathtoJob, &pathtoJobfile, &urltoJobfile, &urltoOutput, &pathtoOutput, &pathtoRenderOutput, &pathtoOutdir);
         //free(outputExt);
         mkdir(pathtoTardir, 0700);
-        // int dlret = downloadTar(urltoTar, pathtoTar);
-        int dlret = downloadTar(urltoJobfile, pathtoJobfile);
+        int dlret = downloadTar(urltoTar, pathtoTar);
+        //int dlret = downloadTar(urltoJobfile, pathtoJobfile);
         if(dlret == 0)
           fprintf(stderr,"Data retrieved successfully!\n");
         else if(dlret == 3){
@@ -216,10 +213,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
         else
           if(DEBUG)
-            fprintf(stderr,"Using existing uncompressed data %s...\n", pathtoJobfile);
-          //fprintf(stderr,"Using existing tarball %s...\n", pathtoTar);
+            //fprintf(stderr,"Using existing uncompressed data %s...\n", pathtoJobfile);
+            fprintf(stderr,"Using existing tarball %s...\n", pathtoTar);
 
-        /* // Commented for decompression
+        // Check if tar exists already
         struct stat jbuffer;
         int jstatus = stat(pathtoJobfile, &jbuffer);
         if(jstatus == -1){
@@ -228,10 +225,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
           // If error unpacking tarball
           if(unpackJob(pathtoJob, pathtoTar)){
             _web_resetframe(slavekey, password, jobnum, framenum);  // Unassign the frame on the server so other slaves can render it
+            fprintf(stderr,"Extraction failed, exiting.\n");
             return 1;
           }
         }
-        */
 
         /* ignore return because directory may exist already */
         if(DEBUG)