diff --git a/.changeset/wet-tables-pretend.md b/.changeset/wet-tables-pretend.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dc861b654346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wet-tables-pretend.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+"wrangler": patch
+---
+
+fix: abort async operations in the `Remote` component to avoid unwanted side-effects
+When the `Remote` component is unmounted, we now signal outstanding `fetch()` requests, and
+`waitForPortToBeAvailable()` tasks to cancel them. This prevents unexpected requests from appearing
+after the component has been unmounted, and also allows the process to exit cleanly without a delay.
+
+fixes #375
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/create-worker-preview.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/create-worker-preview.ts
index 855f5811e0a2..677677b9ed0f 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/create-worker-preview.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/create-worker-preview.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ export interface CfPreviewToken {
  */
 async function sessionToken(
   account: CfAccount,
-  ctx: CfWorkerContext
+  ctx: CfWorkerContext,
+  abortSignal: AbortSignal
 ): Promise<CfPreviewToken> {
   const { accountId } = account;
   const initUrl = ctx.zone
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ async function sessionToken(
 
   const { exchange_url } = await fetchResult<{ exchange_url: string }>(initUrl);
   const { inspector_websocket, token } = (await (
-    await fetch(exchange_url)
+    await fetch(exchange_url, { signal: abortSignal })
   ).json()) as { inspector_websocket: string; token: string };
   const { host } = new URL(inspector_websocket);
   const query = `cf_workers_preview_token=${token}`;
@@ -96,11 +97,13 @@ function randomId(): string {
 async function createPreviewToken(
   account: CfAccount,
   worker: CfWorkerInit,
-  ctx: CfWorkerContext
+  ctx: CfWorkerContext,
+  abortSignal: AbortSignal
 ): Promise<CfPreviewToken> {
   const { value, host, inspectorUrl, prewarmUrl } = await sessionToken(
     account,
-    ctx
+    ctx,
+    abortSignal
   );
 
   const { accountId } = account;
@@ -155,10 +158,14 @@ async function createPreviewToken(
 export async function createWorkerPreview(
   init: CfWorkerInit,
   account: CfAccount,
-  ctx: CfWorkerContext
+  ctx: CfWorkerContext,
+  abortSignal: AbortSignal
 ): Promise<CfPreviewToken> {
-  const token = await createPreviewToken(account, init, ctx);
-  const response = await fetch(token.prewarmUrl.href, { method: "POST" });
+  const token = await createPreviewToken(account, init, ctx, abortSignal);
+  const response = await fetch(token.prewarmUrl.href, {
+    method: "POST",
+    signal: abortSignal,
+  });
   if (!response.ok) {
     // console.error("worker failed to prewarm: ", response.statusText);
   }
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/dev/dev.tsx b/packages/wrangler/src/dev/dev.tsx
index ea8579468df1..5370cb7243e0 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/dev/dev.tsx
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/dev/dev.tsx
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ function useHotkeys(
 ) {
   // UGH, we should put port in context instead
   const [toggles, setToggles] = useState(initial);
+  const { exit } = useApp();
   useInput(
     async (
       input,
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ function useHotkeys(
         // shut down
         case "q":
         case "x":
-          process.exit(0);
+          exit();
           break;
         default:
           // nothing?
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/dev/local.tsx b/packages/wrangler/src/dev/local.tsx
index c0f4a5cbb789..a9e61a8d1250 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/dev/local.tsx
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/dev/local.tsx
@@ -60,11 +60,16 @@ function useLocalWorker({
   const removeSignalExitListener = useRef<() => void>();
   const [inspectorUrl, setInspectorUrl] = useState<string | undefined>();
   useEffect(() => {
+    const abortController = new AbortController();
     async function startLocalWorker() {
       if (!bundle || !format) return;
 
       // port for the worker
-      await waitForPortToBeAvailable(port, { retryPeriod: 200, timeout: 2000 });
+      await waitForPortToBeAvailable(port, {
+        retryPeriod: 200,
+        timeout: 2000,
+        abortSignal: abortController.signal,
+      });
 
       if (publicDirectory) {
         throw new Error(
@@ -249,6 +254,7 @@ function useLocalWorker({
     });
 
     return () => {
+      abortController.abort();
       if (local.current) {
         console.log("⎔ Shutting down local server.");
         local.current?.kill();
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/dev/remote.tsx b/packages/wrangler/src/dev/remote.tsx
index 4bd3709a26d7..9fd41570a77b 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/dev/remote.tsx
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/dev/remote.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export function useWorker(props: {
   const startedRef = useRef(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    const abortController = new AbortController();
     async function start() {
       setToken(undefined); // reset token in case we're re-running
 
@@ -173,7 +174,8 @@ export function useWorker(props: {
             accountId,
             apiToken,
           },
-          { env: props.env, legacyEnv: props.legacyEnv, zone: props.zone }
+          { env: props.env, legacyEnv: props.legacyEnv, zone: props.zone },
+          abortController.signal
         )
       );
     }
@@ -182,6 +184,10 @@ export function useWorker(props: {
       // since it could recover after the developer fixes whatever's wrong
       console.error("remote worker:", err);
     });
+
+    return () => {
+      abortController.abort();
+    };
   }, [
     name,
     bundle,
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/inspect.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/inspect.ts
index f3af6b46a660..bec5edff598f 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/inspect.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/inspect.ts
@@ -154,19 +154,26 @@ export default function useInspector(props: InspectorProps) {
    * of the component lifecycle. Convenient.
    */
   useEffect(() => {
+    const abortController = new AbortController();
     async function startInspectorProxy() {
       await waitForPortToBeAvailable(props.port, {
         retryPeriod: 200,
         timeout: 2000,
+        abortSignal: abortController.signal,
       });
       server.listen(props.port);
     }
-    startInspectorProxy().catch((err) => console.error(err));
+    startInspectorProxy().catch((err) => {
+      if ((err as { code: string }).code !== "ABORT_ERR") {
+        console.error(err);
+      }
+    });
     return () => {
       server.close();
       // Also disconnect any open websockets/devtools connections
       wsServer.clients.forEach((ws) => ws.close());
       wsServer.close();
+      abortController.abort();
     };
   }, [props.port, server, wsServer]);
 
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/proxy.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/proxy.ts
index c72633f46b56..7a2285cd9ae5 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/proxy.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/proxy.ts
@@ -289,21 +289,29 @@ export function usePreviewServer({
   // Start/stop the server whenever the
   // containing component is mounted/unmounted.
   useEffect(() => {
+    const abortController = new AbortController();
     if (proxyServer === undefined) {
       return;
     }
 
-    waitForPortToBeAvailable(port, { retryPeriod: 200, timeout: 2000 })
+    waitForPortToBeAvailable(port, {
+      retryPeriod: 200,
+      timeout: 2000,
+      abortSignal: abortController.signal,
+    })
       .then(() => {
         proxyServer.listen(port, ip);
         console.log(`⬣ Listening at ${localProtocol}://${ip}:${port}`);
       })
       .catch((err) => {
-        console.error(`⬣ Failed to start server: ${err}`);
+        if ((err as { code: string }).code !== "ABORT_ERR") {
+          console.error(`⬣ Failed to start server: ${err}`);
+        }
       });
 
     return () => {
       proxyServer.close();
+      abortController.abort();
     };
   }, [port, ip, proxyServer, localProtocol]);
 }
@@ -398,9 +406,16 @@ function createStreamHandler(
  */
 export async function waitForPortToBeAvailable(
   port: number,
-  options: { retryPeriod: number; timeout: number }
+  options: { retryPeriod: number; timeout: number; abortSignal: AbortSignal }
 ): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    (options.abortSignal as any).addEventListener("abort", () => {
+      const abortError = new Error("waitForPortToBeAvailable() aborted");
+      (abortError as Error & { code: string }).code = "ABORT_ERR";
+      doReject(abortError);
+    });
+
     const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
       doReject(new Error(`Timed out waiting for port ${port}`));
     }, options.timeout);