diff --git a/packages/wrangler/e2e/pages-dev.test.ts b/packages/wrangler/e2e/pages-dev.test.ts
index f424978a2bc6..264a41e0606c 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/e2e/pages-dev.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/e2e/pages-dev.test.ts
@@ -578,7 +578,9 @@ describe("pages dev", () => {
 		});
 
 		const port = await getPort();
-		const worker = helper.runLongLived(`wrangler pages dev --port ${port} .`);
+		const worker = helper.runLongLived(
+			`wrangler pages dev --port ${port} public`
+		);
 		const { url } = await worker.waitForReady();
 
 		await expect(fetchText(url)).resolves.toMatchInlineSnapshot(
@@ -601,9 +603,8 @@ describe("pages dev", () => {
 			const worker = helper.runLongLived(`wrangler pages dev --port ${port} .`);
 			const { url } = await worker.waitForReady();
 
-			await expect(
-				fetch(url).then((r) => r.text())
-			).resolves.toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Hello World!"');
+			let text = await fetchText(url);
+			expect(text).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Hello World!"');
 
 			await helper.seed({
 				"functions/_middleware.js": dedent`
@@ -614,9 +615,8 @@ describe("pages dev", () => {
 
 			await worker.waitForReload();
 
-			await expect(
-				fetch(url).then((r) => r.text())
-			).resolves.toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Updated Worker!"');
+			text = await fetchText(url);
+			expect(text).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Updated Worker!"');
 		});
 
 		it("should support modifying dependencies during dev session (Functions)", async () => {
@@ -627,17 +627,11 @@ describe("pages dev", () => {
 						export const hello = "Hello World!"
 						export const hi = "Hi there!"
 						`,
-			});
-
-			await helper.seed({
 				"functions/greetings/_middleware.js": dedent`
 						import { hello } from "../../utils/greetings"
 						export async function onRequest() {
 							return new Response(hello)
 						}`,
-			});
-
-			await helper.seed({
 				"functions/hi.js": dedent`
 						import { hi } from "../utils/greetings"
 						export async function onRequest() {
@@ -649,13 +643,11 @@ describe("pages dev", () => {
 			const worker = helper.runLongLived(`wrangler pages dev --port ${port} .`);
 			const { url } = await worker.waitForReady();
 
-			await expect(
-				fetch(`${url}/greetings/hello`).then((r) => r.text())
-			).resolves.toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Hello World!"');
+			let hello = await fetchText(`${url}/greetings/hello`);
+			expect(hello).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Hello World!"');
 
-			await expect(
-				fetch(`${url}/hi`).then((r) => r.text())
-			).resolves.toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Hi there!"');
+			let hi = await fetchText(`${url}/hi`);
+			expect(hi).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Hi there!"');
 
 			await helper.seed({
 				"utils/greetings.js": dedent`
@@ -666,13 +658,11 @@ describe("pages dev", () => {
 
 			await worker.waitForReload();
 
-			await expect(
-				fetch(`${url}/greetings/hello`).then((r) => r.text())
-			).resolves.toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Hey World!"');
+			hello = await fetchText(`${url}/greetings/hello`);
+			expect(hello).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Hello World!"');
 
-			await expect(
-				fetch(`${url}/hi`).then((r) => r.text())
-			).resolves.toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Hey there!"');
+			hi = await fetchText(`${url}/hi`);
+			expect(hi).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Hey there!"');
 		});
 
 		it("should support modifying external modules during dev session (Functions)", async () => {
@@ -682,9 +672,6 @@ describe("pages dev", () => {
 				"modules/my-html.html": dedent`
 						<h1>Hello HTML World!</h1>
 						`,
-			});
-
-			await helper.seed({
 				"functions/hello.js": dedent`
 						import html from "../modules/my-html.html";
 						export async function onRequest() {
@@ -696,9 +683,8 @@ describe("pages dev", () => {
 			const worker = helper.runLongLived(`wrangler pages dev --port ${port} .`);
 			const { url } = await worker.waitForReady();
 
-			await expect(
-				fetch(`${url}/hello`).then((r) => r.text())
-			).resolves.toMatchInlineSnapshot('"<h1>Hello HTML World!</h1>"');
+			let hello = await fetchText(`${url}/hello`);
+			expect(hello).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"<h1>Hello HTML World!</h1>"');
 
 			await helper.seed({
 				"modules/my-html.html": dedent`
@@ -708,9 +694,8 @@ describe("pages dev", () => {
 
 			await worker.waitForReload();
 
-			await expect(
-				fetch(`${url}/hello`).then((r) => r.text())
-			).resolves.toMatchInlineSnapshot('"<h1>Updated HTML!</h1>"');
+			hello = await fetchText(`${url}/hello`);
+			expect(hello).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"<h1>Updated HTML!</h1>"');
 		});
 
 		it("should modify worker during dev session (_worker)", async () => {
@@ -729,9 +714,8 @@ describe("pages dev", () => {
 			const worker = helper.runLongLived(`wrangler pages dev --port ${port} .`);
 			const { url } = await worker.waitForReady();
 
-			await expect(
-				fetch(url).then((r) => r.text())
-			).resolves.toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Hello World!"');
+			let hello = await fetchText(url);
+			expect(hello).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Hello World!"');
 
 			await helper.seed({
 				"_worker.js": dedent`
@@ -744,9 +728,8 @@ describe("pages dev", () => {
 
 			await worker.waitForReload();
 
-			await expect(
-				fetch(url).then((r) => r.text())
-			).resolves.toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Updated Worker!"');
+			hello = await fetchText(url);
+			expect(hello).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Updated Worker!"');
 		});
 
 		it("should support modifying _routes.json during dev session", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/pages/dev.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/pages/dev.ts
index b2df5928a5c6..7c5f2c4636c4 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/pages/dev.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/pages/dev.ts
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ export const Handler = async (args: PagesDevArguments) => {
 
 		try {
 			const buildFn = async () => {
-				const crrBundleDependencies = new Set();
+				const currentBundleDependencies = new Set();
 
 				const bundle = await buildFunctions({
 					outfile: scriptPath,
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ export const Handler = async (args: PagesDevArguments) => {
 						!resolvedDep.match(/\.wrangler\/./) &&
 						resolvedDep.match(resolve(process.cwd()))
 					) {
-						crrBundleDependencies.add(resolvedDep);
+						currentBundleDependencies.add(resolvedDep);
 
 						if (!watchedBundleDependencies.has(resolvedDep)) {
 							watchedBundleDependencies.add(resolvedDep);
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ export const Handler = async (args: PagesDevArguments) => {
 				for (const module of bundle.modules) {
 					if (module.filePath) {
 						const resolvedDep = resolve(functionsDirectory, module.filePath);
-						crrBundleDependencies.add(resolvedDep);
+						currentBundleDependencies.add(resolvedDep);
 
 						if (!watchedBundleDependencies.has(resolvedDep)) {
 							watchedBundleDependencies.add(resolvedDep);
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ export const Handler = async (args: PagesDevArguments) => {
 				 * them, as they are no longer relevant to the compiled Functions.
 				 */
 				watchedBundleDependencies.forEach(async (path) => {
-					if (!crrBundleDependencies.has(path)) {
+					if (!currentBundleDependencies.has(path)) {
 						watchedBundleDependencies.delete(path);
 						watcher.unwatch(path);
 					}
@@ -599,11 +599,11 @@ export const Handler = async (args: PagesDevArguments) => {
 					await buildFn();
 				} catch (e) {
 					if (e instanceof FunctionsNoRoutesError) {
-						logger.warn(
+						logger.error(
 							getFunctionsNoRoutesWarning(functionsDirectory, "skipping")
 						);
 					} else if (e instanceof FunctionsBuildError) {
-						logger.warn(
+						logger.error(
 							getFunctionsBuildWarning(functionsDirectory, e.message)
 						);
 					} else {
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ export const Handler = async (args: PagesDevArguments) => {
 						 * the last successfully built Functions, and allow developers to
 						 * write their code to completion
 						 */
-						logger.warn(
+						logger.error(
 							`Error while attempting to build the Functions directory ${functionsDirectory}. Skipping to last successful built version of Functions.\n` +
 								`${e}`
 						);
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ export const Handler = async (args: PagesDevArguments) => {
 		} catch (e) {
 			// If there are no Functions, then Pages will only serve assets.
 			if (e instanceof FunctionsNoRoutesError) {
-				logger.warn(
+				logger.error(
 					getFunctionsNoRoutesWarning(functionsDirectory, "skipping")
 				);
 				// Resolve anyway and run without Functions