diff --git a/src/server/slave.c b/src/server/slave.c
--- a/src/server/slave.c
+++ b/src/server/slave.c
@@ -42,9 +42,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 int jobnum;
 char *jobname;
 int framenum;
-
+int counter;
 
 /* Parses arguments, skips if there are no args */
+for(counter=0; counter<argc; counter++){
+	if(strcmp(argv[counter], "-h") == 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Usage: distrenslave [option] <username> <emailaddr>\nStarts a distren slave\n\t-h\tshow this help\n\t-c\tregisters a user with [username] and [emailaddr] \n");
+		return 2;
+	}
+}
 	if(argc>1
 		&& (strcmp("-c", argv[1]) == 0))
 	{
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ int framenum;
 
 		if(argc != 4)
 		{
-			fprintf(stderr, "I need more arguments!\n%d is not enough!\n Invoke 'distrenslave -c <username> <emailaddr> to register. \n Already registered? Edit your distrenslave.conf file!'", argc - 1);
+			fprintf(stderr, "I need more arguments!\n%d is not enough!\n Invoke 'distrenslave -c <username> <emailaddr> to register. \n Already registered? Edit your distrenslave.conf file!\n'", argc - 1);
 			return 234;
 		}
 
@@ -65,7 +71,7 @@ int framenum;
 			fprintf(stderr, "I want to see an '@' in your email address!\n%s may be good enough for you, but I need more!\n", email);
 			return 235;
 		}
-		register_user(username, email); // register_user returns a uniquely random url to a key
+		// register_user(username, email); // register_user returns a uniquely random url to a key */
 		fprintf(stderr, "You registered, hopefully successfully. Invoke distrenslave with no args now.");
 	}
 /* End arg parser */
@@ -88,20 +94,22 @@ options_init(argc,argv,&my_cfg, myopts, 
 /* End option getter */
 
 
-/* If there's no key or username in the conf, let them know! */
-	if(key == NULL || username == NULL){
-	  fprintf(stderr, "You didn't register! Please register (Invoke '%s -c <username> <emailaddr> to register) or add your username to distrenslave.conf\n", argv[0]);
+/* If there's no key or username in the conf, or if they're at the default (!key/!username) let the user know! */
+	if(key == NULL || username == NULL || strcmp(key, "!key") == 0 || strcmp(username, "!username") == 0 ){
+	  fprintf(stderr, "\nYou didn't register!\nPlease register or edit your config. (see -h)\nIf this error persists, check distrenslave.conf to ensure all items are filled.\n", argv[0]);
 	}
-	else if(key != NULL || username != NULL){
+	else if(key != NULL && username != NULL || key != "!key" && username != "username" ){
+		fprintf(stderr, "Your username is %s, and your key is %s.\n",username, key);
 		loginuser(username); // Logs in user to the server
 	}
 	else{
-		fprintf(stderr,"Something is terribly wrong!!!");
+	  fprintf(stderr,"Something is terribly wrong!!!");
 	}
 
 
 
-/* Rendering code */
+/* Somewhat pseudo Rendering code */
+/*
 	if('slave recieves "start frame#, job#"'){
 		fprintf(stderr, "Got frame %d in job %d, preparing to render...",framenum,jobnum);
 		get('http://distren.protofusion.org/srv/job%d.tgz', jobnum); // use curl
@@ -121,6 +129,7 @@ options_init(argc,argv,&my_cfg, myopts, 
 		tell_the_server(DISTREN_REQUEST_DONEFRAME); // AKA "I'm done rendering that frame you sent me"
 		// Slave now becomes idle, doesn't need to tell the server anything, ssh handles this.
 	}
+*/
 
   return 0;
 }