SBT Speed

So I've recently been using IntelliJ to build and work on code built on Lagom/Play, and rely on SBT as the build tool.

Now everyone else in my office uses SBT in the terminal, though being new to IntelliJ I set myself the challenge of setting it up on IntelliJ and run through IntelliJ. 

Going to put it out there, it was super easy to do, interface was fairly intuitive, and no problems from the setup (well there were some, but they were more from an SBT side as I am still getting used to it)

The issue in question, is when I run my api server through intellij and try to get it to communicate with my front end, it is considerably slower then when running it through terminal. The difference is so create that it actually times out (at 180sec) the front end, because the backend can't output the response in a timely fashion. 

I have resolved this issue currently by running the backend app via command line and simply remote connect to it, which I had the same brilliant experience with doing, straight forward and simple. No issue from a timing point of view either, the difference on speed is night and day, and it isn't like I close IDEA, it still runs, it's just not directly tied to it. Any solution would be appreciated, as the convenience of running everything just in the IDE is a strength in my books, and although it's not impossible for me to do it with both Terminal and IDEA, it's just feels a little clunky