diff --git a/packages/next/src/utilities/getPayloadHMR.ts b/packages/next/src/utilities/getPayloadHMR.ts
index bdb8ba1b5cf..a3f60f7f414 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/utilities/getPayloadHMR.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/utilities/getPayloadHMR.ts
@@ -53,22 +53,21 @@ export const getPayloadHMR = async (options: InitOptions): Promise<Payload> => {
   if (cached.payload) {
     const config = await options.config // TODO: check if we can move this inside the cached.reload === true condition
 
-    // Generate types on startup
-    if (config.typescript.autoGenerate !== false) {
-      const configHash = quickHash(config)
-
-      if (cached.hashedConfig !== configHash) {
-        cached.payload.logger.info(`Config has changed, regenerating types... (${configHash})`)
-        cached.hashedConfig = configHash
-        await generateTypes(config)
-      }
-    }
-
     if (cached.reload === true) {
       let resolve
 
       cached.reload = new Promise((res) => (resolve = res))
 
+      // Generate types on startup
+      if (config.typescript.autoGenerate !== false) {
+        const configHash = quickHash(config)
+
+        if (cached.hashedConfig !== configHash) {
+          cached.hashedConfig = configHash
+          void generateTypes(config, { log: false })
+        }
+      }
+
       await reload(config, cached.payload)
 
       resolve()
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/bin/generateTypes.ts b/packages/payload/src/bin/generateTypes.ts
index 5aee6c1d713..7d85a84beb9 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/bin/generateTypes.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/bin/generateTypes.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@ import type { SanitizedConfig } from '../config/types.js'
 import { configToJSONSchema } from '../utilities/configToJSONSchema.js'
 import Logger from '../utilities/logger.js'
 
-export async function generateTypes(config: SanitizedConfig): Promise<void> {
+export async function generateTypes(
+  config: SanitizedConfig,
+  options?: { log: boolean },
+): Promise<void> {
   const logger = Logger()
   const outputFile = process.env.PAYLOAD_TS_OUTPUT_PATH || config.typescript.outputFile
 
-  logger.info('Compiling TS types for Collections and Globals...')
+  const shouldLog = options?.log ?? true
+
+  if (shouldLog) logger.info('Compiling TS types for Collections and Globals...')
 
   const jsonSchema = configToJSONSchema(config, config.db.defaultIDType)
 
@@ -37,5 +42,5 @@ export async function generateTypes(config: SanitizedConfig): Promise<void> {
     }
   }
   fs.writeFileSync(outputFile, compiled)
-  logger.info(`Types written to ${outputFile}`)
+  if (shouldLog) logger.info(`Types written to ${outputFile}`)
 }
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/config/schema.ts b/packages/payload/src/config/schema.ts
index abfb0ffd61d..0526e0e16d9 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/config/schema.ts
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ export default joi.object({
   sharp: joi.any(),
   telemetry: joi.boolean(),
   typescript: joi.object({
+    autoGenerate: joi.boolean(),
     declare: joi.alternatives().try(joi.boolean(), joi.object({ ignoreTSError: joi.boolean() })),
-    generateTypesOnStartup: joi.boolean(),
     outputFile: joi.string(),
   }),
   upload: joi.object(),
diff --git a/test/fields/config.ts b/test/fields/config.ts
index fb16c7e44eb..ab4ff6b1119 100644
--- a/test/fields/config.ts
+++ b/test/fields/config.ts
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ export const collectionSlugs: CollectionConfig[] = [
         type: 'checkbox',
         defaultValue: true,
       },
-      {
-        name: 'asdf',
-        type: 'text',
-      },
+      // {
+      //   name: 'asdf',
+      //   type: 'text',
+      // },
     ],
   },
   ArrayFields,
diff --git a/test/fields/payload-types.ts b/test/fields/payload-types.ts
index 5f99b4fc5db..f0682a72e78 100644
--- a/test/fields/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/fields/payload-types.ts
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ export interface LexicalLocalizedField {
 export interface User {
   id: string;
   canViewConditionalField?: boolean | null;
-  asdf?: string | null;
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
   email: string;
@@ -1424,5 +1423,6 @@ export interface LexicalBlocksRadioButtonsBlock {
 
 
 declare module 'payload' {
+  // @ts-ignore 
   export interface GeneratedTypes extends Config {}
 }
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