diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.cpp b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.cpp
index 3c3c4f0664..59446e9889 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include <AzCore/Serialization/Utils.h>
 #include <AzNetworking/ConnectionLayer/IConnection.h>
 #include <AzNetworking/Framework/INetworking.h>
+#include <AzCore/Console/IConsole.h>
+#include <AzCore/Component/ComponentApplicationLifecycle.h>
 
 namespace Multiplayer
 {
@@ -34,9 +36,27 @@ 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
-        ActivateDedicatedEditorServer();
-    }
 
+        // Wait to activate the editor-server until LegacySystemInterfaceCreated so that the logging system is ready
+        // Automated testing listens for these logs
+        if (editorsv_isDedicated)
+        {
+            // 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");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
     void MultiplayerEditorConnection::ActivateDedicatedEditorServer() const
     {
         if (m_isActivated || !editorsv_isDedicated)
diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.h b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.h
index f6510896fe..0c892c847f 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.h
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorConnection.h
@@ -9,12 +9,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <Source/AutoGen/MultiplayerEditor.AutoPacketDispatcher.h>
-
-#include <AzCore/Console/IConsole.h>
-#include <AzCore/Console/ILogger.h>
 #include <AzCore/IO/ByteContainerStream.h>
-#include <AzCore/std/string/string.h>
 #include <AzNetworking/ConnectionLayer/IConnectionListener.h>
+#include <AzCore/Settings/SettingsRegistry.h>
 
 namespace AzNetworking
 {
@@ -51,5 +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;
     };
 }