diff --git a/.changeset/hip-poems-breathe.md b/.changeset/hip-poems-breathe.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8a507b2a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hip-poems-breathe.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Stop logging "Stopped watcher" when shutting down the development backend.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/backend.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/backend.ts
index bd4ab42098..1b161976e3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/backend.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/backend.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ export async function serveBackend(options: BackendServeOptions) {
   const waitForExit = async () => {
     for (const signal of ['SIGINT', 'SIGTERM'] as const) {
       process.on(signal, () => {
-        compiler.close(() => console.log('Stopped watcher'));
         // exit instead of resolve. The process is shutting down and resolving a promise here logs an error
-        process.exit();
+        compiler.close(() => process.exit());
       });
     }