diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/app/serve.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/app/serve.ts
index 418e1e9e86..22775242ca 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/app/serve.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/app/serve.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { spawn } from 'child_process';
-import { waitForExit } from 'lib/run';
+import { run } from 'lib/run';
 import { createLogFunc } from 'lib/logging';
 import { watchDeps } from 'lib/watchDeps';
 
@@ -23,18 +22,12 @@ export default async () => {
   // Start dynamic watch and build of dependencies, then serve the app
   await watchDeps({ build: true });
 
-  const child = spawn('react-scripts', ['start'], {
+  await run('react-scripts', ['start'], {
     env: {
-      FORCE_COLOR: 'true',
       EXTEND_ESLINT: 'true',
       SKIP_PREFLIGHT_CHECK: 'true',
-      ...process.env,
     },
-    stdio: ['inherit', 'pipe', 'inherit'],
-    shell: true,
+    // We need to avoid clearing the terminal, or the build feedback of dependencies will be lost
+    stdoutLogFunc: createLogFunc(process.stdout),
   });
-
-  // We need to avoid clearing the terminal, or the build feedback of dependencies will be lost
-  child.stdout.on('data', createLogFunc(process.stdout));
-  await waitForExit(child);
 };
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/watch-deps/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/watch-deps/index.ts
index 9645dec5fa..ec9e4be58f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/watch-deps/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/watch-deps/index.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { spawn } from 'child_process';
 import { Command } from 'commander';
-import { waitForExit } from 'lib/run';
+import { run } from 'lib/run';
 import { createLogPipe } from 'lib/logging';
 import { watchDeps, Options } from 'lib/watchDeps';
 
@@ -39,17 +38,12 @@ export default async (cmd: Command, args: string[]) => {
   await watchDeps(options);
 
   if (args?.length) {
-    const child = spawn(args[0], args.slice(1), {
-      env: { FORCE_COLOR: 'true', ...process.env },
-      stdio: ['inherit', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
-      shell: true,
-    });
-
     // Use log pipe to avoid clearing the terminal
     const logPipe = createLogPipe();
-    child.stdout.on('data', logPipe(process.stdout));
-    child.stderr.on('data', logPipe(process.stderr));
 
-    await waitForExit(child);
+    await run(args[0], args.slice(1), {
+      stdoutLogFunc: logPipe(process.stdout),
+      stderrLogFunc: logPipe(process.stderr),
+    });
   }
 };
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/run.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/run.ts
index cbeb2c080c..9eac69e673 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/run.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/run.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ import {
 } from 'child_process';
 import { ExitCodeError } from './errors';
 import { promisify } from 'util';
+import { LogFunc } from './logging';
 const exec = promisify(execCb);
 
 type SpawnOptionsPartialEnv = Omit<SpawnOptions, 'env'> & {
   env?: Partial<NodeJS.ProcessEnv>;
+  // Pipe stdout to this log function
+  stdoutLogFunc?: LogFunc;
+  // Pipe stderr to this log function
+  stderrLogFunc?: LogFunc;
 };
 
 // Runs a child command, returning a promise that is only resolved if the child exits with code 0.
@@ -34,19 +39,33 @@ export async function run(
   args: string[] = [],
   options: SpawnOptionsPartialEnv = {},
 ) {
+  const { stdoutLogFunc, stderrLogFunc } = options;
   const env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = {
     ...process.env,
     FORCE_COLOR: 'true',
     ...(options.env ?? {}),
   };
 
+  const stdio = [
+    'inherit',
+    stdoutLogFunc ? 'pipe' : 'inherit',
+    stderrLogFunc ? 'pipe' : 'inherit',
+  ] as ('inherit' | 'pipe')[];
+
   const child = spawn(name, args, {
-    stdio: 'inherit',
+    stdio,
     shell: true,
     ...options,
     env,
   });
 
+  if (stdoutLogFunc && child.stdout) {
+    child.stdout.on('data', stdoutLogFunc);
+  }
+  if (stderrLogFunc && child.stderr) {
+    child.stderr.on('data', stderrLogFunc);
+  }
+
   await waitForExit(child, name);
 }