diff --git a/developer/src/kmc/src/util/KeymanSentry.ts b/developer/src/kmc/src/util/KeymanSentry.ts
index c7fa7eb7eb..3314086f6a 100644
--- a/developer/src/kmc/src/util/KeymanSentry.ts
+++ b/developer/src/kmc/src/util/KeymanSentry.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ import Sentry from "@sentry/node";
 import KEYMAN_VERSION from "@keymanapp/keyman-version";
 import { spawnChild } from "./spawnAwait.js";
 
+/**
+ * Maximum delay on shutdown of process to send pending events
+ * to Sentry, in msec
+ */
+const CLOSE_TIMEOUT = 2000;
+
 const cli = process.argv.join(' ');
 let isInit = false;
 
@@ -39,7 +45,7 @@ export class KeymanSentry {
       }
     } else if(cli.includes('event')) {
       const eventId = Sentry.captureMessage('Test message from -sentry-client-test-exception event');
-      await Sentry.close(2000);
+      await Sentry.close(CLOSE_TIMEOUT);
       console.log(`Captured test message with id ${eventId}`);
       process.exit(0);
     } else {
diff --git a/developer/src/kmc/src/util/NodeCompilerCallbacks.ts b/developer/src/kmc/src/util/NodeCompilerCallbacks.ts
index 58fb355e3d..d5e15e0bcc 100644
--- a/developer/src/kmc/src/util/NodeCompilerCallbacks.ts
+++ b/developer/src/kmc/src/util/NodeCompilerCallbacks.ts
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ export class NodeCompilerCallbacks implements CompilerCallbacks {
 
     this.messages.push({...event});
 
-    // report fatal errors to Sentry, but don't display; note, it won't be
+    // report fatal errors to Sentry, but don't abort; note, it won't be
     // reported if user has disabled the Sentry setting
     if(CompilerError.severity(event.code) == CompilerErrorSeverity.Fatal) {
-      // this is async so returns a Promise, we'll let it resolve
-      // in its own time, and it can print its message then
+      // this is async so returns a Promise, we'll let it resolve in its own
+      // time, and it will emit a message to stderr with details at that time
       KeymanSentry.reportException(event.exceptionVar, false);
     }