diff --git a/core/modules/background-actions.js b/core/modules/background-actions.js
index 9317bbbe441..e3829056fa7 100644
--- a/core/modules/background-actions.js
+++ b/core/modules/background-actions.js
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ class BackgroundActionTracker {
 			fnProcess: (changes) => {
 				if(this.hasChanged) {
 					this.hasChanged = false;
-					console.log("Processing background action", this.title);
 					const tiddler = this.wiki.getTiddler(this.title);
 					let doActions = true;
 					if(tiddler && tiddler.fields.platforms) {
@@ -89,6 +88,7 @@ class BackgroundActionTracker {
 						}
 					}
 					if(doActions) {
+						console.log("Processing background action", this.title);
 						this.wiki.invokeActionString(
 							this.actions,
 							null,
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/releasenotes/5.5.0/#9891.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/releasenotes/5.5.0/#9891.tid
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..263fc22408d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/releasenotes/5.5.0/#9891.tid
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+title: $:/changenotes/5.5.0/#9891
+description: Move background action log inside platforms check to avoid spurious server-side logs
+release: 5.5.0
+tags: $:/tags/ChangeNote
+change-type: bugfix
+change-category: internal
+github-links: https://github.com/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki5/pull/9891
+github-contributors: linonetwo
+
+Background actions with `platforms: browser` were logging on the server even though execution was correctly skipped. The log now only prints when the action actually runs.