diff --git a/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/android/launcher.py b/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/android/launcher.py
index 75eaa65e94..7c3efd9e9d 100755
--- a/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/android/launcher.py
+++ b/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/android/launcher.py
@@ -163,9 +163,23 @@ class AndroidLauncher(Launcher):
 
         return True
 
-    def setup(self):
+    def setup(self, backupFiles=True, launch_ap=True, configure_settings=True):
+        """
+        Perform setup of this launcher, must be called before launching.
+        Subclasses should call its parent's setup() before calling its own code, unless it changes configuration files
+
+        :param backupFiles: Bool to backup setup files
+        :param launch_ap: Bool to launch the asset processor
+        :param configure_settings: Bool to update settings caches
+        :return: None
+        """
         # Backup
-        self.backup_settings()
+        if backupFiles:
+            self.backup_settings()
+
+        # Base setup defaults to None
+        if launch_ap is None:
+            launch_ap = True
 
         # Enable Android capabilities and verify environment is setup before continuing.
         self._is_valid_android_environment()
@@ -174,7 +188,7 @@ class AndroidLauncher(Launcher):
         # Modify and re-configure
         self.configure_settings()
         self.workspace.shader_compiler.start()
-        super(AndroidLauncher, self).setup()
+        super(AndroidLauncher, self).setup(backupFiles, launch_ap, configure_settings)
 
     def teardown(self):
         ly_test_tools.mobile.android.undo_tcp_port_changes(self._device_id)
diff --git a/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/base.py b/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/base.py
index c9458899b4..e1b5dab1b6 100755
--- a/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/base.py
+++ b/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/base.py
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ class Launcher(object):
             ~/ly_test_tools/devices.ini (a.k.a. %USERPROFILE%/ly_test_tools/devices.ini)
 
         :param backupFiles: Bool to backup setup files
+        :param launch_ap: Bool to launch the asset processor
+        :param configure_settings: Bool to update settings caches
         :return: None
         """
         # Remove existing logs and dmp files before launching for self.save_project_log_files()
diff --git a/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/linux/launcher.py b/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/linux/launcher.py
index e8931ba07f..96e827069e 100644
--- a/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/linux/launcher.py
+++ b/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/linux/launcher.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class LinuxLauncher(Launcher):
 
     def configure_settings(self):
         """
-        Configures system level settings and syncs the launcher to the targeted console IP.
+        Configures system level settings
 
         :return: None
         """
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ class LinuxLauncher(Launcher):
         host_ip = '127.0.0.1'
         self.args.append(f'--regset="/Amazon/AzCore/Bootstrap/project_path={self.workspace.paths.project()}"')
         self.args.append(f'--regset="/Amazon/AzCore/Bootstrap/remote_ip={host_ip}"')
-        self.args.append('--regset="/Amazon/AzCore/Bootstrap/wait_for_connect=1"')
         self.args.append(f'--regset="/Amazon/AzCore/Bootstrap/allowed_list={host_ip}"')
 
         self.workspace.settings.modify_platform_setting("r_ShaderCompilerServer", host_ip)
@@ -186,11 +185,16 @@ class DedicatedLinuxLauncher(LinuxLauncher):
 
         :param backupFiles: Bool to backup setup files
         :param launch_ap: Bool to launch the asset processor
+        :param configure_settings: Bool to update settings caches
         :return: None
         """
+        # Backup
+        if backupFiles:
+            self.backup_settings()
+
         # Base setup defaults to None
         if launch_ap is None:
-            launch_ap = False
+            launch_ap = True
 
         super(DedicatedLinuxLauncher, self).setup(backupFiles, launch_ap, configure_settings)
 
diff --git a/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/win/launcher.py b/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/win/launcher.py
index ec2b3b966c..f989f7bd19 100755
--- a/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/win/launcher.py
+++ b/Tools/LyTestTools/ly_test_tools/launchers/platforms/win/launcher.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class WinLauncher(Launcher):
         Subclasses should call its parent's setup() before calling its own code, unless it changes configuration files
 
         :param backupFiles: Bool to backup setup files
-        :param lauch_ap: Bool to lauch the asset processor
+        :param launch_ap: Bool to lauch the asset processor
+        :param configure_settings: Bool to update settings caches
         :return: None
         """
         # Backup
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class WinLauncher(Launcher):
         # Modify and re-configure
         if configure_settings:
             self.configure_settings()
-        super(WinLauncher, self).setup(backupFiles, launch_ap)
+        super(WinLauncher, self).setup(backupFiles, launch_ap, configure_settings)
 
     def launch(self):
         """
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ class WinLauncher(Launcher):
 
     def configure_settings(self):
         """
-        Configures system level settings and syncs the launcher to the targeted console IP.
+        Configures system level settings
 
         :return: None
         """