diff --git a/bundles/io.openliberty.tools.eclipse.ui/src/io/openliberty/tools/eclipse/DevModeOperations.java b/bundles/io.openliberty.tools.eclipse.ui/src/io/openliberty/tools/eclipse/DevModeOperations.java
index bfbd9098..3017ead1 100644
--- a/bundles/io.openliberty.tools.eclipse.ui/src/io/openliberty/tools/eclipse/DevModeOperations.java
+++ b/bundles/io.openliberty.tools.eclipse.ui/src/io/openliberty/tools/eclipse/DevModeOperations.java
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ public class DevModeOperations {
     public static final String BROWSER_MVN_UT_REPORT_NAME_SUFFIX = "surefire report";
     public static final String BROWSER_GRADLE_TEST_REPORT_NAME_SUFFIX = "test report";
 
+    private static final int STOP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 40;
+    protected static final QualifiedName STOP_JOB_COMPLETION_TIMEOUT = new QualifiedName("io.openliberty.tools.eclipse.ui",
+            "stopJobCompletionTimeout");
+    protected static final QualifiedName STOP_JOB_COMPLETION_EXIT_CODE = new QualifiedName("io.openliberty.tools.eclipse.ui",
+            "stopJobCompletionExitCode");
+    protected static final QualifiedName STOP_JOB_COMPLETION_OUTPUT = new QualifiedName("io.openliberty.tools.eclipse.ui",
+            "stopJobCompletionOutput");
+    private Map<Job, Boolean> runningJobs = new ConcurrentHashMap<Job, Boolean>();
+
     /**
      * Project terminal tab controller instance.
      */
@@ -779,19 +788,13 @@ public void startDevMode(String cmd, String projectName, String projectPath, Str
      */
     private void handleStopActionError(String projectName, String baseMsg) {
         String msg = baseMsg
-                + "\n\nWould you like to issue the Liberty plugin stop command for this project to stop a Liberty server that may still be running the project outside of the Liberty Tools session?";
+                + "\n\nWould you like to issue the Liberty Maven or Gradle stop command for this project to stop a Liberty server that may still be running the project outside of the Liberty Tools session?";
         Integer response = ErrorHandler.processWarningMessage(msg, true, new String[] { "Yes", "No" }, 0);
         if (response != null && response == 0) {
             issueLPStopCommand(projectName);
         }
     }
 
-    final int STOP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 45;
-    final QualifiedName STOP_JOB_COMPLETION_TIMEOUT = new QualifiedName("io.openliberty.tools.eclipse.ui", "stopJobCompletionTimeout");
-    final QualifiedName STOP_JOB_COMPLETION_EXIT_CODE = new QualifiedName("io.openliberty.tools.eclipse.ui", "stopJobCompletionExitCode");
-    final QualifiedName STOP_JOB_COMPLETION_OUTPUT = new QualifiedName("io.openliberty.tools.eclipse.ui", "stopJobCompletionOutput");
-    private Map<Job, Boolean> runningJobs = new ConcurrentHashMap<Job, Boolean>();
-
     /**
      * Issues the Liberty plugin stop command to stop the Liberty server associated with the specified project.
      * 
@@ -799,7 +802,7 @@ private void handleStopActionError(String projectName, String baseMsg) {
      */
     private void issueLPStopCommand(String projectName) {
         if (Trace.isEnabled()) {
-            Trace.getTracer().traceExit(Trace.TRACE_TOOLS, projectName);
+            Trace.getTracer().traceEntry(Trace.TRACE_TOOLS, projectName);
         }
 
         try {
@@ -841,10 +844,8 @@ private void issueLPStopCommand(String projectName) {
             pb.environment().put("JAVA_HOME", JavaRuntime.getDefaultVMInstall().getInstallLocation().getAbsolutePath());
 
             /*
-             * Note if we needed to provide better, more detailed feedback as we're stopping the job there are some starting points here.
-             * https://www.vogella.com/tutorials/EclipseJobs/article.html From
-             * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29793071/rcp-no-progress-dialog-when-starting-a-job it seems that job.setUser(true) is no
-             * longer enough to result in the creation of a progress dialog.
+             * Per: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29793071/rcp-no-progress-dialog-when-starting-a-job it seems that job.setUser(true)
+             * is no longer enough to result in the creation of a progress dialog.
              */
             Job job = new Job("Stopping server via " + buildTypeName + " plugin") {
 
@@ -862,7 +863,7 @@ protected IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
 
                         for (int elapsed = 0; completed == false && elapsed < STOP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS; elapsed++) {
                             if (monitor.isCanceled()) {
-                                p.destroyForcibly();
+                                p.destroy();
                                 return Status.CANCEL_STATUS;
                             }
                             completed = p.waitFor(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
@@ -907,8 +908,8 @@ public void done(IJobChangeEvent event) {
                             @Override
                             public void run() {
 
-                                String msg = "The Liberty plugin stop command issued for project " + projectName + " timed out after "
-                                        + STOP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS + " seconds.";
+                                String msg = "The Liberty Maven or Gradle stop command issued for project " + projectName
+                                        + " timed out after " + STOP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS + " seconds.";
                                 if (Trace.isEnabled()) {
                                     Trace.getTracer().trace(Trace.TRACE_TOOLS, msg);
                                 }
@@ -937,10 +938,8 @@ public void run() {
             job.setUser(true);
             runningJobs.put(job, Boolean.TRUE);
             job.schedule();
-        } catch (
-
-        Exception e) {
-            String msg = "An error was detected while processing the Liberty plugin stop command on project " + projectName;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            String msg = "An error was detected while processing the Liberty Maven or Gradle stop command on project " + projectName;
             if (Trace.isEnabled()) {
                 Trace.getTracer().trace(Trace.TRACE_TOOLS, msg, e);
             }
@@ -1100,6 +1099,9 @@ public void refreshDashboardView(boolean reportError) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Cancel running jobs and avoid error message, e.g. on closing Eclipse IDE
+     */
     public void cancelRunningJobs() {
         runningJobs.keySet().forEach(j -> j.cancel());
     }