diff --git a/src/server/slave.c b/src/server/slave.c
--- a/src/server/slave.c
+++ b/src/server/slave.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ options_init(argc,argv,&my_cfg, myopts, 
 	}
 	if(slavestatus==2){
 		fprintf(stderr, "Finished frame %d in job %d",framenum,jobnum);
+		tell_the_server(DISTREN_FINISHED_ASSIGNMENT); // or implement this into the exec_X() functions, but that would be repetative
 		slavestatus=0;
 	}
 	if(slavestatus==0){