diff --git a/src/textual/devtools/client.py b/src/textual/devtools/client.py
index 788e893af..a9a1a5971 100644
--- a/src/textual/devtools/client.py
+++ b/src/textual/devtools/client.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from aiohttp import ClientResponseError, ClientConnectorError, ClientWebSocketRe
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.segment import Segment
 
-
 DEFAULT_PORT = 8081
 WEBSOCKET_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = 3
 LOG_QUEUE_MAXSIZE = 512
@@ -40,14 +39,10 @@ class DevtoolsConsole(Console):
 class DevtoolsConnectionError(Exception):
     """Raise when the devtools client is unable to connect to the server"""
 
-    pass
-
 
 class ClientShutdown:
     """Sentinel type sent to client queue(s) to indicate shutdown"""
 
-    pass
-
 
 class DevtoolsClient:
     """Client responsible for websocket communication with the devtools server.
diff --git a/src/textual/devtools/renderables.py b/src/textual/devtools/renderables.py
index dd0769757..77cc5df0b 100644
--- a/src/textual/devtools/renderables.py
+++ b/src/textual/devtools/renderables.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Iterable
 
+from rich.style import Style
+from rich.text import Text
+
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
     from typing import Literal
 else:
@@ -59,7 +62,9 @@ class DevtoolsLogMessage:
         file_and_line = escape(f"{Path(self.path).name}:{self.line_number}")
         table.add_row(
             f" [#888177]{local_time.time()} [dim]{timezone_name}[/]",
-            Align.right(f"[#888177][link={file_link}]{file_and_line} "),
+            Align.right(
+                Text(f"{file_and_line} ", style=Style(color="#888177", link=file_link))
+            ),
             style="on #292724",
         )
         yield table
diff --git a/src/textual/devtools/service.py b/src/textual/devtools/service.py
index 67eb5ec1b..21f136005 100644
--- a/src/textual/devtools/service.py
+++ b/src/textual/devtools/service.py
@@ -92,11 +92,13 @@ class DevtoolsService:
         """Handles a single client connection"""
         client = ClientHandler(request, service=self)
         self.clients.append(client)
-        websocket = await client.start()
+        websocket = await client.run()
         self.clients.remove(client)
         return websocket
 
     async def shutdown(self) -> None:
+        """Stop server async tasks and clean up all client handlers"""
+
         # Stop polling/writing Console dimensions to clients
         self.shutdown_event.set()
         await self.size_poll_task
@@ -180,7 +182,7 @@ class ClientHandler:
                 self.service.console.print(info_renderable)
             self.incoming_queue.task_done()
 
-    async def start(self) -> WebSocketResponse:
+    async def run(self) -> WebSocketResponse:
         """Prepare the websocket and communication queues, and continuously
         read messages from the queues.