diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/CMakeLists.txt b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f93b96019..559fa23553 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ ly_add_target(
             AZ::AzCore
             AZ::AzFramework
             AZ::AzNetworking
-            Legacy::CryCommon
         PRIVATE
             Gem::EMotionFXStaticLib
             Gem::PhysX.Static
@@ -144,6 +143,7 @@ if (PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_HOST_TOOLS)
                 Include
         BUILD_DEPENDENCIES
             PRIVATE
+                Legacy::CryCommon
                 Legacy::Editor.Headers
                 AZ::AzCore
                 AZ::AzFramework
diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.cpp b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.cpp
index faa089b852..59446e9889 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <AzNetworking/ConnectionLayer/IConnection.h>
 #include <AzNetworking/Framework/INetworking.h>
 #include <AzCore/Console/IConsole.h>
+#include <AzCore/Component/ComponentApplicationLifecycle.h>
 
 namespace Multiplayer
 {
@@ -35,21 +36,24 @@ namespace Multiplayer
         m_networkEditorInterface = AZ::Interface<INetworking>::Get()->CreateNetworkInterface(
             AZ::Name(MpEditorInterfaceName), ProtocolType::Tcp, TrustZone::ExternalClientToServer, *this);
         m_networkEditorInterface->SetTimeoutMs(AZ::TimeMs{ 0 }); // Disable timeouts on this network interface
-        CrySystemEventBus::Handler::BusConnect();
-    }
 
-    MultiplayerEditorConnection::~MultiplayerEditorConnection()
-    {
-        CrySystemEventBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
-    }
-    
-    void MultiplayerEditorConnection::OnCrySystemInitialized(ISystem&, const SSystemInitParams&)
-    {
+        // Wait to activate the editor-server until LegacySystemInterfaceCreated so that the logging system is ready
+        // Automated testing listens for these logs
         if (editorsv_isDedicated)
         {
-            // Wait to activate the editor-server until CrySystemInitialized so that the logging system is ready
-            // Automated testing listens for these logs
-            ActivateDedicatedEditorServer();
+            // If the settings registry is not available at this point,
+            // then something catastrophic has happened in the application startup.
+            // That should have been caught and messaged out earlier in startup.
+            if (auto settingsRegistry = AZ::SettingsRegistry::Get(); settingsRegistry != nullptr)
+            {
+                AZ::ComponentApplicationLifecycle::RegisterHandler(
+                    *settingsRegistry, m_componentApplicationLifecycleHandler,
+                    [this](AZStd::string_view /*path*/, AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::Type /*type*/)
+                    {
+                        ActivateDedicatedEditorServer();
+                    },
+                    "LegacySystemInterfaceCreated");
+            }
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.h b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.h
index 4a304323e4..0c892c847f 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.h
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.h
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <CrySystemBus.h>
 #include <Source/AutoGen/MultiplayerEditor.AutoPacketDispatcher.h>
 #include <AzCore/IO/ByteContainerStream.h>
 #include <AzNetworking/ConnectionLayer/IConnectionListener.h>
+#include <AzCore/Settings/SettingsRegistry.h>
 
 namespace AzNetworking
 {
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@ namespace Multiplayer
     //! MultiplayerEditorConnection is a connection listener to synchronize the Editor and a local server it launches
     class MultiplayerEditorConnection final
         : public AzNetworking::IConnectionListener
-        , public CrySystemEventBus::Handler
-
     {
     public:
         MultiplayerEditorConnection();
-        ~MultiplayerEditorConnection();
+        ~MultiplayerEditorConnection() = default;
 
         bool HandleRequest(AzNetworking::IConnection* connection, const AzNetworking::IPacketHeader& packetHeader, MultiplayerEditorPackets::EditorServerReadyForLevelData& packet);
         bool HandleRequest(AzNetworking::IConnection* connection, const AzNetworking::IPacketHeader& packetHeader, MultiplayerEditorPackets::EditorServerLevelData& packet);
@@ -42,11 +40,6 @@ namespace Multiplayer
         void OnPacketLost([[maybe_unused]]AzNetworking::IConnection* connection, [[maybe_unused]]AzNetworking::PacketId packetId) override {}
         void OnDisconnect([[maybe_unused]]AzNetworking::IConnection* connection, [[maybe_unused]]AzNetworking::DisconnectReason reason, [[maybe_unused]]AzNetworking::TerminationEndpoint endpoint) override {}
         //! @}
-        
-        //! CrySystemEvents interface
-        //! @{
-        void OnCrySystemInitialized(ISystem&, const SSystemInitParams&) override;
-        //! @}
 
     private:
         void ActivateDedicatedEditorServer() const;
@@ -55,5 +48,6 @@ namespace Multiplayer
         AZStd::vector<uint8_t> m_buffer;
         AZ::IO::ByteContainerStream<AZStd::vector<uint8_t>> m_byteStream;
         mutable bool m_isActivated = false;
+        AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::NotifyEventHandler m_componentApplicationLifecycleHandler;
     };
 }