diff --git a/synapse/replication/resource.py b/synapse/replication/resource.py
index 69ad1de863..0e983ae7fa 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/resource.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/resource.py
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ class ReplicationResource(Resource):
                 "Replicating %d rows of %s from %s -> %s",
                 len(stream_content["rows"]),
                 stream_name,
-                stream_content["position"],
                 request_streams.get(stream_name),
+                stream_content["position"],
             )
 
         request.write(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False))