diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/Tests/AssetSeedManager.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/Tests/AssetSeedManager.cpp
index 5ccbd95f09..3d45c10fca 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/Tests/AssetSeedManager.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/Tests/AssetSeedManager.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Asset/AssetSeedManager.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Asset/AssetRegistry.h>
 #include <AzCore/IO/FileIO.h>
+#include <AzCore/Settings/SettingsRegistryMergeUtils.h>
 #include <AzFramework/IO/LocalFileIO.h>
 #include <AzFramework/Asset/AssetCatalog.h>
 #include <AzFramework/StringFunc/StringFunc.h>
@@ -62,6 +63,12 @@ namespace UnitTest
             m_assetSeedManager = new AzToolsFramework::AssetSeedManager();
             m_assetRegistry = new AzFramework::AssetRegistry();
 
+            AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface* registry = AZ::SettingsRegistry::Get();
+            auto projectPathKey =
+                AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString(AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::BootstrapSettingsRootKey) + "/project_path";
+            registry->Set(projectPathKey, "AutomatedTesting");
+            AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::MergeSettingsToRegistry_AddRuntimeFilePaths(*registry);
+
             m_application->Start(AzFramework::Application::Descriptor());
 
             for (int idx = 0; idx < s_totalAssets; idx++)
diff --git a/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/native/tests/platformconfiguration/platformconfigurationtests.cpp b/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/native/tests/platformconfiguration/platformconfigurationtests.cpp
index ceec6a7c36..08c5ef7ff4 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/native/tests/platformconfiguration/platformconfigurationtests.cpp
+++ b/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/native/tests/platformconfiguration/platformconfigurationtests.cpp
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ PlatformConfigurationUnitTests::PlatformConfigurationUnitTests()
 
 void PlatformConfigurationUnitTests::SetUp()
 {
-    using namespace AssetProcessor;
-    m_qApp = new QCoreApplication(m_argc, m_argv);
-    AssetProcessorTest::SetUp();
-    AssetUtilities::ResetAssetRoot();
-
     AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface* registry = AZ::SettingsRegistry::Get();
     auto projectPathKey =
         AZ::SettingsRegistryInterface::FixedValueString(AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::BootstrapSettingsRootKey) + "/project_path";
     registry->Set(projectPathKey, "AutomatedTesting");
     AZ::SettingsRegistryMergeUtils::MergeSettingsToRegistry_AddRuntimeFilePaths(*registry);
+
+    using namespace AssetProcessor;
+    m_qApp = new QCoreApplication(m_argc, m_argv);
+    AssetProcessorTest::SetUp();
+    AssetUtilities::ResetAssetRoot();
 }
 
 void PlatformConfigurationUnitTests::TearDown()