diff --git a/src/server/slavefuncs.c b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
--- a/src/server/slavefuncs.c
+++ b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
@@ -386,3 +386,20 @@ int uploadOutput(char *pathtoOutput, cha
       // @FUTURE: Keep track of files that we were unable to upload, and upload them later
     }
 }
+
+
+int unpackJob(char *pathtoTar, int jobnum){
+  char *tarcmd;        /* Command to run for tar. Migrate to libtar sometime */
+  char *outdir;        /* Output Directory for tar */
+
+  _distren_asprintf(&outdir, "/tmp/distren/job%d", jobnum);
+  mkdir("/tmp/distren", 0750); /* @FIXME: Change to tmpdir once it exists */
+  mkdir(outdir, 0750);
+
+  _distren_asprintf(&tarcmd, "tar -xvf \"%s\" -C \"%s\"", pathtoTar, outdir); /* @FIXME:Use a lib here! */
+  system(tarcmd);
+  free(tarcmd);
+  free(pathtoTar);
+  free(outdir);
+  return 0;
+}