diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/BinToTextEncode.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/BinToTextEncode.cpp
index 304b9acaa1..a4055db33c 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/BinToTextEncode.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/Tests/BinToTextEncode.cpp
@@ -34,23 +34,20 @@ namespace UnitTest
             AllocatorInstance<ThreadPoolAllocator>::Create();
             ComponentApplication::Descriptor desc;
             desc.m_useExistingAllocator = true;
-            m_app.Create(desc);
+            m_app.reset(aznew ComponentApplication);
+            m_app->Create(desc);
         }
 
         void TearDown() override
         {
-            m_app.Destroy();
+            m_app->Destroy();
+            m_app.reset();
             AllocatorInstance<PoolAllocator>::Destroy();
             AllocatorInstance<ThreadPoolAllocator>::Destroy();
             AllocatorsFixture::TearDown();
         }
 
-        ~Base64Test() override
-        {
-            
-        }
-
-        ComponentApplication m_app;
+        AZStd::unique_ptr<ComponentApplication> m_app;
     };
 
     TEST_F(Base64Test, EmptyStringEncodeTest)