diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Process/ProcessCommunicatorTracePrinter.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Process/ProcessCommunicatorTracePrinter.cpp
index 8f3e45bec5..ab9f7c8103 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Process/ProcessCommunicatorTracePrinter.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Process/ProcessCommunicatorTracePrinter.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 #include "ProcessCommunicatorTracePrinter.h"
 
+#pragma optimize("", off) //< remember to place this after the #includes so that you only optimize the code you want
+
 ProcessCommunicatorTracePrinter::ProcessCommunicatorTracePrinter(AzFramework::ProcessCommunicator* communicator, const char* window) :
     m_communicator(communicator),
     m_window(window)
@@ -84,3 +86,4 @@ void ProcessCommunicatorTracePrinter::WriteCurrentString(bool isFromStdErr)
         bufferToUse.clear();
     }
 }
+#pragma optimize("", on)