diff --git a/src/server/slave.c b/src/server/slave.c
--- a/src/server/slave.c
+++ b/src/server/slave.c
@@ -115,11 +115,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   struct distrenjob *myjob; /* Structure to hold data gathered from the XML file */
 
-  struct remoteio *comm_slave; /* Structures for remotio */
-  struct remoteio_opts *comm_slaveoptions;
+  struct remoteio_opts *comm_slaveopts = {"ssh"};
+
+  struct execio *remoteExec;
+  struct remoteio *comm_slave = {0, comm_slaveopts, remoteExec}; /* Structures for remotio */
 
   fprintf(stderr,"Connecting to server...\n");
-  remoteio_open(&comm_slave, comm_slaveoptions, "protofusion" );
+  remoteio_open(&comm_slave, comm_slaveopts, "protofusion" );
 
   int haveWork = 0;