Index: trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/JobOps.c
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--- trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/JobOps.c	(revision 23555)
+++ trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/JobOps.c	(revision 23556)
@@ -100,4 +100,9 @@
 
   job[0].JobID = NextJobID ();
+  if (job[0].JobID < 0) {
+    free (job);
+    return NULL:
+  }
+
   job[0].pid = 0;
   job[0].mode = JOB_LOCAL;