diff --git a/src/api/api_server.py b/src/api/api_server.py
index dc6fe47..25d2cdb 100755
--- a/src/api/api_server.py
+++ b/src/api/api_server.py
@@ -286,8 +286,10 @@ def add_job_handler():
     try:
         if request.is_json:
             jobs_list = [request.json] if not isinstance(request.json, list) else request.json
+            logger.debug(f"Received add_job JSON: {jobs_list}")
         elif request.form.get('json', None):
             jobs_list = json.loads(request.form['json'])
+            logger.debug(f"Received add_job form: {jobs_list}")
         else:
             # Cleanup flat form data into nested structure
             form_dict = {k: v for k, v in dict(request.form).items() if v}
@@ -301,6 +303,7 @@ def add_job_handler():
             args['raw'] = form_dict.get('raw_args', None)
             form_dict['args'] = args
             jobs_list = [form_dict]
+            logger.debug(f"Received add_job data: {jobs_list}")
     except Exception as e:
         err_msg = f"Error processing job data: {e}"
         logger.error(err_msg)
diff --git a/src/engines/blender/blender_worker.py b/src/engines/blender/blender_worker.py
index 7c10a88..8128d0c 100644
--- a/src/engines/blender/blender_worker.py
+++ b/src/engines/blender/blender_worker.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class BlenderRenderWorker(BaseRenderWorker):
         self.start_frame = int(self.scene_info.get('start_frame', 1))
         self.end_frame = int(self.scene_info.get('end_frame', self.start_frame))
         self.project_length = (self.end_frame - self.start_frame) + 1
-        self.current_frame = -1
 
     def generate_worker_subprocess(self):
 
diff --git a/src/engines/core/base_worker.py b/src/engines/core/base_worker.py
index 44eebfa..c3ccbf9 100644
--- a/src/engines/core/base_worker.py
+++ b/src/engines/core/base_worker.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class BaseRenderWorker(Base):
     project_length = Column(Integer)
     start_frame = Column(Integer)
     end_frame = Column(Integer, nullable=True)
+    current_frame = Column(Integer)
     parent = Column(String, nullable=True)
     children = Column(JSON)
     name = Column(String)
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ class BaseRenderWorker(Base):
 
         # Frame Ranges
         self.project_length = -1
-        self.current_frame = 0  # should this be a 1 ?
+        self.current_frame = -1  # negative indicates not started
         self.start_frame = 0  # should this be a 1 ?
         self.end_frame = None
 
@@ -304,7 +305,6 @@ class BaseRenderWorker(Base):
             'children': self.children,
             'date_created': self.date_created,
             'start_time': self.start_time,
-            'end_time': self.end_time,
             'status': self.status.value,
             'file_hash': self.file_hash,
             'percent_complete': self.percent_complete(),
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ class BaseRenderWorker(Base):
             'errors': getattr(self, 'errors', None),
             'start_frame': self.start_frame,
             'end_frame': self.end_frame,
+            'current_frame': self.current_frame,
             'total_frames': self.total_frames,
             'last_output': getattr(self, 'last_output', None),
             'log_path': self.log_path()
diff --git a/src/engines/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_worker.py b/src/engines/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_worker.py
index 687d35b..7d69529 100644
--- a/src/engines/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_worker.py
+++ b/src/engines/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_worker.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class FFMPEGRenderWorker(BaseRenderWorker):
                                                      "/dev/null"], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT).decode('utf-8')
         found_frames = re.findall('frame=\s*(\d+)', stream_info)
         self.project_length = found_frames[-1] if found_frames else '-1'
-        self.current_frame = -1
 
     def generate_worker_subprocess(self):