diff --git a/Code/Tools/AssetBundler/tests/tests_main.cpp b/Code/Tools/AssetBundler/tests/tests_main.cpp
index 51dd0ce67c..21a6bf8a6f 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/AssetBundler/tests/tests_main.cpp
+++ b/Code/Tools/AssetBundler/tests/tests_main.cpp
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ namespace AssetBundler
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+    AZ::Debug::Trace::HandleExceptions(true);
+    AZ::Test::ApplyGlobalParameters(&argc, argv);
+
     INVOKE_AZ_UNIT_TEST_MAIN();
 
     AZ::AllocatorInstance<AZ::SystemAllocator>::Create();
diff --git a/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/native/tests/SourceFileRelocatorTests.cpp b/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/native/tests/SourceFileRelocatorTests.cpp
index 4b70f94120..d7801abb3d 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/native/tests/SourceFileRelocatorTests.cpp
+++ b/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/native/tests/SourceFileRelocatorTests.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ namespace UnitTests
 
             auto result = m_data->m_reporter->ComputeDestination(entryContainer, m_data->m_platformConfig.GetScanFolderByPath(scanFolderEntry.m_scanFolder.c_str()), source, destination, destInfo);
 
-            ASSERT_EQ(result.IsSuccess(), expectSuccess) << result.GetError().c_str();
+            ASSERT_EQ(result.IsSuccess(), expectSuccess) << (!result.IsSuccess() ? result.GetError().c_str() : "");
 
             if (expectSuccess)
             {
diff --git a/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/native/tests/test_main.cpp b/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/native/tests/test_main.cpp
index 57f14832aa..e0cdc8cb3c 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/native/tests/test_main.cpp
+++ b/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/native/tests/test_main.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     qputenv("QT_MAC_DISABLE_FOREGROUND_APPLICATION_TRANSFORM", "1");
 
+    AZ::Debug::Trace::HandleExceptions(true);
+    AZ::Test::ApplyGlobalParameters(&argc, argv);
+
     // If "--unittest" is present on the command line, run unit testing
     // and return immediately. Otherwise, continue as normal.
     AZ::Test::addTestEnvironment(new BaseAssetProcessorTestEnvironment());
diff --git a/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/tests/main.cpp b/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/tests/main.cpp
index 3dd2fb75df..c666b7ffd0 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/tests/main.cpp
+++ b/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/tests/main.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ int runDefaultRunner(int argc, char* argv[])
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+    AZ::Debug::Trace::HandleExceptions(true);
+    AZ::Test::ApplyGlobalParameters(&argc, argv);
+
     if (argc == 1)
     {
         // if no parameters are provided, add the --unittests parameter
diff --git a/Code/Tools/PythonBindingsExample/tests/TestMain.cpp b/Code/Tools/PythonBindingsExample/tests/TestMain.cpp
index 7399055ca5..4c0dddecad 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/PythonBindingsExample/tests/TestMain.cpp
+++ b/Code/Tools/PythonBindingsExample/tests/TestMain.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ int runDefaultRunner(int argc, char* argv[])
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+    AZ::Debug::Trace::HandleExceptions(true);
+    AZ::Test::ApplyGlobalParameters(&argc, argv);
+
     // ran with no parameters?
     if (argc == 1)
     {