diff --git a/api/sprinkle/sprinkle.proto b/api/sprinkle/sprinkle.proto
index 0275df6..8f07b1b 100644
--- a/api/sprinkle/sprinkle.proto
+++ b/api/sprinkle/sprinkle.proto
@@ -25,10 +25,20 @@ message RunResponse { int64 job_id = 1; }
 message JobRequest { int64 id = 1; }
 
 message JobResponse {
+  enum State {
+    STATE_UNKNOWN = 0;
+    STATE_PENDING = 1;
+    STATE_RUNNING = 3;
+    STATE_COMPLETE = 4;
+  }
+
   int64 start_time = 1;
-  bool exited = 2;
+  int64 end_time = 5;
+  State state = 6;
   bool success = 3;
   RUsage rusage = 4;
+
+  reserved 2; // bool exited = 2
 }
 
 message JobsRequest {}
diff --git a/cmd/worker/server.go b/cmd/worker/server.go
index ceef4f9..d7dfdb8 100644
--- a/cmd/worker/server.go
+++ b/cmd/worker/server.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func init() {
 
 type job struct {
 	start time.Time
+	end   time.Time
 	// TODO: replace with reference to binary/job.. see golang/groupcache
 	cmd            *exec.Cmd
 	stdout, stderr string
@@ -147,6 +148,10 @@ func (s *workerServer) Run(_ context.Context, req *pb.RunRequest) (*pb.RunRespon
 		j := jobs.jobs[id]
 		jobs.RUnlock()
 
+		if err := j.cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+		}
+
 		out, err := ioutil.ReadAll(stdout)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Error(err)
@@ -163,12 +168,9 @@ func (s *workerServer) Run(_ context.Context, req *pb.RunRequest) (*pb.RunRespon
 			j.stderr = string(out)
 		}
 
-		if err := j.cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-		}
-
 		glog.Infof("Marking job %d as complete", id)
 		j.complete = true
+		j.end = time.Now()
 
 		jobs.Lock()
 		jobs.jobs[id] = j
@@ -185,11 +187,18 @@ func (s *workerServer) Job(_ context.Context, req *pb.JobRequest) (*pb.JobRespon
 
 	resp := &pb.JobResponse{
 		StartTime: job.start.Unix(),
+		State:     pb.JobResponse_STATE_UNKNOWN,
 	}
 	if job.cmd.ProcessState != nil {
-		resp.Exited = job.cmd.ProcessState.Exited()
 		resp.Success = job.cmd.ProcessState.Success()
 
+		if job.cmd.ProcessState.Exited() {
+			resp.EndTime = job.end.Unix()
+			resp.State = pb.JobResponse_STATE_COMPLETE
+		} else {
+			resp.State = pb.JobResponse_STATE_RUNNING
+		}
+
 		su := job.cmd.ProcessState.SysUsage().(*syscall.Rusage)
 		if su != nil {
 			resp.Rusage = &pb.RUsage{