diff --git a/AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/EditorPythonTestTools/editor_python_test_tools/utils.py b/AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/EditorPythonTestTools/editor_python_test_tools/utils.py
index 097b6084a0..d6f33a1726 100644
--- a/AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/EditorPythonTestTools/editor_python_test_tools/utils.py
+++ b/AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/EditorPythonTestTools/editor_python_test_tools/utils.py
@@ -77,12 +77,19 @@ class TestHelper:
         :return: None
         """
         Report.info("Entering game mode")
-
         if sv_default_player_spawn_asset :
             general.set_cvar("sv_defaultPlayerSpawnAsset", sv_default_player_spawn_asset)
-        
-        multiplayer.PythonEditorFuncs_enter_game_mode()
-        
+
+        with Tracer() as section_tracer:
+            multiplayer.PythonEditorFuncs_enter_game_mode()
+            general.idle_wait_frames(1)
+
+            # Make sure the server launcher binary exists
+            unexpected_line = "LaunchEditorServer failed! The ServerLauncher binary is missing!"
+            found_lines = [printInfo.message.strip() for printInfo in section_tracer.errors]
+            found_unexpected_lines = [x for x in found_lines if unexpected_line in x]
+            Report.critical_result(("ServerLauncher exists.", "ServerLauncher does not exist!"), not found_unexpected_lines)
+
         TestHelper.wait_for_condition(lambda : multiplayer.PythonEditorFuncs_is_in_game_mode(), 30.0)
         Report.critical_result(msgtuple_success_fail, multiplayer.PythonEditorFuncs_is_in_game_mode())
 
diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorSystemComponent.cpp b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorSystemComponent.cpp
index 4dcbea6cea..17095778fe 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorSystemComponent.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorSystemComponent.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ namespace Multiplayer
         AzFramework::ProcessWatcher* outProcess = AzFramework::ProcessWatcher::LaunchProcess(
             processLaunchInfo, AzFramework::ProcessCommunicationType::COMMUNICATOR_TYPE_NONE);
 
+        AZ_Error(
+            "MultiplayerEditor", processLaunchInfo.m_launchResult != AzFramework::ProcessLauncher::ProcessLaunchResult::PLR_MissingFile,
+            "LaunchEditorServer failed! The ServerLauncher binary is missing! (%s)  Please build server launcher.", serverPath.c_str())
+
         return outProcess;
     }