diff --git a/lib/server/api_server.py b/lib/server/api_server.py
index 093e6eb..98ccbfd 100755
--- a/lib/server/api_server.py
+++ b/lib/server/api_server.py
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ def create_subjobs(worker, job_data, project_path):
                 worker.start_frame = max(server_data['frame_range'][0], worker.start_frame)
                 worker.end_frame = min(server_data['frame_range'][-1], worker.end_frame)
                 logger.info(f"Local job now rendering from {worker.start_frame} to {worker.end_frame}")
+                server_data['submission_results'] = worker.json()
 
         # check that job posts were all successful.
         if not all(d.get('submission_results') is not None for d in subjob_servers):
@@ -456,7 +457,8 @@ def create_subjobs(worker, job_data, project_path):
         # start subjobs
         logger.debug(f"Starting {len(subjob_servers) - 1} attempted subjobs")
         for server_data in subjob_servers:
-            worker.children[server_data['hostname']] = server_data['results']['id']
+            if server_data['hostname'] != local_hostname:
+                worker.children[server_data['hostname']] = server_data['submission_results']['id']
         worker.name = f"{worker.name}[{worker.start_frame}-{worker.end_frame}]"
 
     except Exception as e: