diff --git a/src/applications/aphlict/management/PhabricatorAphlictManagementWorkflow.php b/src/applications/aphlict/management/PhabricatorAphlictManagementWorkflow.php
index cc21d68d6f..59ba40b8a4 100644
--- a/src/applications/aphlict/management/PhabricatorAphlictManagementWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/applications/aphlict/management/PhabricatorAphlictManagementWorkflow.php
@@ -136,9 +136,7 @@ abstract class PhabricatorAphlictManagementWorkflow
       $server_argv[] = '--ssl-cert='.$ssl_cert;
     }
 
-    if (!$this->debug) {
-      $server_argv[] = '--log='.$log;
-    }
+    $server_argv[] = '--log='.$log;
 
     if ($this->clientHost) {
       $server_argv[] = '--client-host='.$this->clientHost;
diff --git a/support/aphlict/server/aphlict_server.js b/support/aphlict/server/aphlict_server.js
index 9649c50c8a..aa5784f16b 100644
--- a/support/aphlict/server/aphlict_server.js
+++ b/support/aphlict/server/aphlict_server.js
@@ -43,7 +43,25 @@ var debug = new JX.AphlictLog()
 var config = parse_command_line_arguments(process.argv);
 
 process.on('uncaughtException', function(err) {
-  debug.log('\n<<< UNCAUGHT EXCEPTION! >>>\n' + err.stack);
+  var context = null;
+  if ((err.code == 'EACCES') &&
+      (err.path == config.log)) {
+    context = util.format(
+      'Unable to open logfile ("%s"). Check that permissions are set ' +
+      'correctly.',
+      err.path);
+  }
+
+  var message = [
+    '\n<<< UNCAUGHT EXCEPTION! >>>',
+  ];
+  if (context) {
+    message.push(context);
+  }
+  message.push(err.stack);
+
+  debug.log(message.join('\n\n'));
+
   process.exit(1);
 });
 
@@ -69,8 +87,8 @@ if (ssl_config.enabled) {
 }
 
 // Add the logfile so we'll fail if we can't write to it.
-if (config.logfile) {
-  debug.addLogfile(config.logfile);
+if (config.log) {
+  debug.addLogfile(config.log);
 }
 
 // If we're just doing a configuration test, exit here before starting any
diff --git a/support/aphlict/server/lib/AphlictLog.js b/support/aphlict/server/lib/AphlictLog.js
index 73b9031194..15c7dbc719 100644
--- a/support/aphlict/server/lib/AphlictLog.js
+++ b/support/aphlict/server/lib/AphlictLog.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ JX.install('AphlictLog', {
         mode: 066
       };
 
-      var logfile = fs.createWriteSteam(path, options);
+      var logfile = fs.createWriteStream(path, options);
 
       this._writeToLogs.push(logfile);