diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index c45275b..0f74c64 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ func makeFileAppender(appenderConfig LogAppenderConfig) *LoggerAppender {
 	} else if ageInt, ok := appenderConfig.Options["maxAge"].(int64); ok {
 		maxAge = ageInt
 	}
+	maxCount := int(1)
+	if count, ok := appenderConfig.Options["maxCount"].(int); ok {
+		maxCount = count
+	}
 
 	var ret LoggerAppender = &FileAppender{
 		formatter:     SelectFormatter(appenderConfig.Formatter),
@@ -239,6 +243,7 @@ func makeFileAppender(appenderConfig LogAppenderConfig) *LoggerAppender {
 		EnableRolling: rollingEnabled,
 		MaxSize:       maxSize,
 		MaxAge:        maxAge,
+		MaxCount:      maxCount,
 	}
 
 	ret.(*FileAppender).start()