diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f6123d44..84e7be78 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 Version 0.1
 -----------
- - 0.1.6 (not released)
+ - 0.1.7
+  - Reversed static url and directory arguments to meet spec
+ - 0.1.6
   - Static files
+  - Lazy Cookie Loading
  - 0.1.5 
   - Cookies
   - Blueprint listeners and ordering
diff --git a/docs/static_files.md b/docs/static_files.md
index 284d747d..fca8d251 100644
--- a/docs/static_files.md
+++ b/docs/static_files.md
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ Both directories and files can be served by registering with static
 app = Sanic(__name__)
 
 # Serves files from the static folder to the URL /static
-app.static('./static', '/static')
+app.static('/static', './static')
 
 # Serves the file /home/ubuntu/test.png when the URL /the_best.png
 # is requested
-app.static('/home/ubuntu/test.png', '/the_best.png')
+app.static('/the_best.png', '/home/ubuntu/test.png')
 
 app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=8000)
 ```
diff --git a/sanic/__init__.py b/sanic/__init__.py
index 618368d4..d8a9e56e 100644
--- a/sanic/__init__.py
+++ b/sanic/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from .sanic import Sanic
 from .blueprints import Blueprint
 
-__version__ = '0.1.6'
+__version__ = '0.1.7'
 
 __all__ = ['Sanic', 'Blueprint']
diff --git a/sanic/blueprints.py b/sanic/blueprints.py
index d619b574..c9c54b62 100644
--- a/sanic/blueprints.py
+++ b/sanic/blueprints.py
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ class BlueprintSetup:
         """
         self.app.exception(*args, **kwargs)(handler)
 
-    def add_static(self, file_or_directory, uri, *args, **kwargs):
+    def add_static(self, uri, file_or_directory, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         Registers static files to sanic
         """
         if self.url_prefix:
             uri = self.url_prefix + uri
 
-        self.app.static(file_or_directory, uri, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.app.static(uri, file_or_directory, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def add_middleware(self, middleware, *args, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ class Blueprint:
             return handler
         return decorator
 
-    def static(self, file_or_directory, uri, *args, **kwargs):
+    def static(self, uri, file_or_directory, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         """
         self.record(
-            lambda s: s.add_static(file_or_directory, uri, *args, **kwargs))
+            lambda s: s.add_static(uri, file_or_directory, *args, **kwargs))
diff --git a/sanic/sanic.py b/sanic/sanic.py
index 73f20dfb..edb3a973 100644
--- a/sanic/sanic.py
+++ b/sanic/sanic.py
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ class Sanic:
             return register_middleware
 
     # Static Files
-    def static(self, file_or_directory, uri, pattern='.+',
+    def static(self, uri, file_or_directory, pattern='.+',
                use_modified_since=True):
         """
         Registers a root to serve files from.  The input can either be a file
         or a directory.  See
         """
-        static_register(self, file_or_directory, uri, pattern,
+        static_register(self, uri, file_or_directory, pattern,
                         use_modified_since)
 
     def blueprint(self, blueprint, **options):
diff --git a/sanic/static.py b/sanic/static.py
index 7c3a529f..72361a9a 100644
--- a/sanic/static.py
+++ b/sanic/static.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from .exceptions import FileNotFound, InvalidUsage
 from .response import file, HTTPResponse
 
 
-def register(app, file_or_directory, uri, pattern, use_modified_since):
+def register(app, uri, file_or_directory, pattern, use_modified_since):
     # TODO: Though sanic is not a file server, I feel like we should atleast
     #       make a good effort here.  Modified-since is nice, but we could
     #       also look into etags, expires, and caching
diff --git a/tests/test_blueprints.py b/tests/test_blueprints.py
index 39303ff4..f7b9b8ef 100644
--- a/tests/test_blueprints.py
+++ b/tests/test_blueprints.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def test_bp_static():
     app = Sanic('test_static')
     blueprint = Blueprint('test_static')
 
-    blueprint.static(current_file, '/testing.file')
+    blueprint.static('/testing.file', current_file)
 
     app.blueprint(blueprint)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_static.py b/tests/test_static.py
index 314a0927..6dafac2b 100644
--- a/tests/test_static.py
+++ b/tests/test_static.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def test_static_file():
         current_file_contents = file.read()
 
     app = Sanic('test_static')
-    app.static(current_file, '/testing.file')
+    app.static('/testing.file', current_file)
 
     request, response = sanic_endpoint_test(app, uri='/testing.file')
     assert response.status == 200
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def test_static_directory():
         current_file_contents = file.read()
 
     app = Sanic('test_static')
-    app.static(current_directory, '/dir')
+    app.static('/dir', current_directory)
 
     request, response = sanic_endpoint_test(app, uri='/dir/test_static.py')
     assert response.status == 200