diff --git a/source/install/test_cc.sh b/source/install/test_cc.sh
index 60463c5bc9..38eada8135 100755
--- a/source/install/test_cc.sh
+++ b/source/install/test_cc.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ make -j${NPROC}
 
 #------------------
 cd ${SCRIPT_PATH}/../api_cc/tests
-${BUILD_TMP_DIR}/runUnitTests
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILD_TMP_DIR}:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH ${BUILD_TMP_DIR}/runUnitTests
 
 #------------------
 # upload to codecov
diff --git a/source/install/test_cc_local.sh b/source/install/test_cc_local.sh
index 71d6954d46..490a3630f3 100755
--- a/source/install/test_cc_local.sh
+++ b/source/install/test_cc_local.sh
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ make -j${NPROC}
 
 #------------------
 cd ${SCRIPT_PATH}/../api_cc/tests
-${BUILD_TMP_DIR}/runUnitTests
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BUILD_TMP_DIR}:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH ${BUILD_TMP_DIR}/runUnitTests