diff --git a/lib/appenders/fileSync.js b/lib/appenders/fileSync.js
index b587dbe..72e6e80 100755
--- a/lib/appenders/fileSync.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/fileSync.js
@@ -175,15 +175,22 @@ class RollingFileSync {
  *   if not provided then logs won't be rotated.
  * @param numBackups - the number of log files to keep after logSize
  *   has been reached (default 5)
- * @param timezoneOffset - optional timezone offset in minutes
- *   (default system local)
- * @param options - passed as is to fs options
+ * @param options - options to be passed to the underlying stream
+ * @param timezoneOffset - optional timezone offset in minutes (default system local)
  */
-function fileAppender(file, layout, logSize, numBackups, timezoneOffset, options) {
-  debug('fileSync appender created');
+function fileAppender(file, layout, logSize, numBackups, options, timezoneOffset) {
   file = path.normalize(file);
   numBackups = (!numBackups && numBackups !== 0) ? 5 : numBackups;
 
+  debug(
+    'Creating fileSync appender (',
+    file, ', ',
+    logSize, ', ',
+    numBackups, ', ',
+    options, ', ',
+    timezoneOffset, ')'
+  );
+
   function openTheStream(filePath, fileSize, numFiles) {
     let stream;
 
@@ -234,8 +241,8 @@ function configure(config, layouts) {
     layout,
     config.maxLogSize,
     config.backups,
-    config.timezoneOffset,
-    options
+    options,
+    config.timezoneOffset
   );
 }