diff --git a/src/server/slave.c b/src/server/slave.c
--- a/src/server/slave.c
+++ b/src/server/slave.c
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ char *pathtoXml;     // Full path to the
 char *pathtoOutput;  // Full path to the output (rendered) file
 char *outputExt;     // Output Extension (e.g., JPG)
 
+char *tarcmd;        // Command to run for tar. Migrate to libtar sometime
+char *outdir;        // Output Directory for tar
+char *jobdatapath;   // Path to job data
+
 struct distrenjob *myjob; // Structure to hold data gathered from the XML file
 
 /* If the server says that every frame for jobnum is finished */
@@ -142,15 +146,11 @@ if( 1 == 0)
 if(gotframe ==1)
 {
   /* @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)
+  // jobnum = remoteio_read(jobnum); // Set jobnum from remoteio (we could use info from struct, but we need this info to download the xmlfile
   jobnum = 0;
   //framenum = remoteio_read(jobnum); // Set framenum from remoteio
   framenum = 0;
 
-  char *tarcmd;
-  char *outdir;
-  char *jobdatapath;
-
   fprintf(stderr, "Received %d in job %d, preparing to render...\n",framenum,jobnum);
 
   /**
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ if(gotframe ==1)
     fprintf(stderr, "Using cached job file...\n");
   }
 
-  _distren_asprintf(&outdir, "/tmp/distren/job%d", jobnum); /*< @todo free() */
+  _distren_asprintf(&outdir, "/tmp/distren/job%d", jobnum); /*< @TODO: free() */
   mkdir("/tmp/distren", 0750); /* @TODO: Make this less *nix-specific */
   mkdir(outdir, 0750);