diff --git a/Code/Legacy/CrySystem/SystemInit.cpp b/Code/Legacy/CrySystem/SystemInit.cpp
index 6f550fcac6..70595e53c1 100644
--- a/Code/Legacy/CrySystem/SystemInit.cpp
+++ b/Code/Legacy/CrySystem/SystemInit.cpp
@@ -741,9 +741,8 @@ bool CSystem::Init(const SSystemInitParams& startupParams)
     bool suppressSystemOutput = true;
     if (const ICmdLineArg* isEditorServerArg = m_pCmdLine->FindArg(eCLAT_Pre, "editorsv_isDedicated"))
     {
-        AZ::CVarFixedString lowercaseValue(isEditorServerArg->GetValue());
-        AZStd::to_lower(lowercaseValue.begin(), lowercaseValue.end());
-        if (lowercaseValue == "true")
+        bool editorsv_isDedicated = false;
+        if (isEditorServerArg->GetBoolValue(editorsv_isDedicated) && editorsv_isDedicated)
         {
             suppressSystemOutput = false;
         }
diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorSystemComponent.cpp b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorSystemComponent.cpp
index fa855cf28c..259d544279 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorSystemComponent.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Editor/MultiplayerEditorSystemComponent.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include "AzFramework/Process/ProcessCommunicator.h"
 
 #include <Multiplayer/IMultiplayer.h>
 #include <Multiplayer/IMultiplayerTools.h>
@@ -16,11 +15,8 @@
 #include <MultiplayerSystemComponent.h>
 #include <PythonEditorEventsBus.h>
 #include <Editor/MultiplayerEditorSystemComponent.h>
-#include <Source/AutoGen/Multiplayer.AutoPackets.h>
 
-#include <AzCore/Component/ComponentApplicationBus.h>
 #include <AzCore/Console/IConsole.h>
-#include <AzCore/Console/ILogger.h>
 #include <AzCore/Interface/Interface.h>
 #include <AzCore/Serialization/SerializeContext.h>
 #include <AzCore/Utils/Utils.h>
@@ -425,7 +421,17 @@ namespace Multiplayer
 
     void MultiplayerEditorSystemComponent::OnTick(float, AZ::ScriptTimePoint)
     {
-        m_serverProcessTracePrinter->Pump();
+        if (m_serverProcessTracePrinter)
+        {
+            m_serverProcessTracePrinter->Pump();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            AZ::TickBus::Handler::BusDisconnect();
+            AZ_Warning(
+                "MultiplayerEditorSystemComponent", false,
+                "The server process trace printer is NULL so we won't be able to pipe server logs to the editor. Please update the code to call AZ::TickBus::Handler::BusDisconnect whenever the editor-server is terminated.")
+        }
     }
 
 }