diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/FileUtilsTest/FileUtilsTest.cpp b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/FileUtilsTest/FileUtilsTest.cpp
index 93bfa9078b..1f85a16359 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/FileUtilsTest/FileUtilsTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/FileUtilsTest/FileUtilsTest.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void TestResolutionDirectories::onEnter()
     std::string ret;
 
     sharedFileUtils->purgeCachedEntries();
-    _defaultSearchPathArray = sharedFileUtils->getSearchPaths();
+    _defaultSearchPathArray = sharedFileUtils->getOriginalSearchPaths();
     std::vector<std::string> searchPaths = _defaultSearchPathArray;
     searchPaths.insert(searchPaths.begin(),   "Misc");
     sharedFileUtils->setSearchPaths(searchPaths);
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void TestSearchPath::onEnter()
     std::string ret;
 
     sharedFileUtils->purgeCachedEntries();
-    _defaultSearchPathArray = sharedFileUtils->getSearchPaths();
+    _defaultSearchPathArray = sharedFileUtils->getOriginalSearchPaths();
     std::vector<std::string> searchPaths = _defaultSearchPathArray;
     std::string writablePath = sharedFileUtils->getWritablePath();
     std::string fileName = writablePath+"external.txt";
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void TestSearchPath::onEnter()
 
     // Save old resource root path
     std::string oldDefaultRootPath = sharedFileUtils->getDefaultResourceRootPath();
-    sharedFileUtils->setDefaultResourceRootPath("extensions");
+    sharedFileUtils->setDefaultResourceRootPath(oldDefaultRootPath + "extensions");
     auto sp1 = Sprite::create("orange_edit.png");
     sp1->setPosition(VisibleRect::center());
     addChild(sp1);
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void TestSearchPath::onEnter()
     // Recover resource root path
     sharedFileUtils->setDefaultResourceRootPath(oldDefaultRootPath);
 
-    auto oldSearchPaths = sharedFileUtils->getSearchPaths();
+    auto oldSearchPaths = sharedFileUtils->getOriginalSearchPaths();
     sharedFileUtils->addSearchPath("Images");
     auto sp2 = Sprite::create("btn-about-normal.png");
     sp2->setPosition(VisibleRect::center() + Vec2(0, -50));
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NewAudioEngineTest/NewAudioEngineTest.cpp b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NewAudioEngineTest/NewAudioEngineTest.cpp
index ec7b9552fd..c0fc194fe8 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NewAudioEngineTest/NewAudioEngineTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NewAudioEngineTest/NewAudioEngineTest.cpp
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ void AudioPlayFileInWritablePath::onEnter()
     std::string musicFile = "background.mp3";
     std::string saveFilePath = writablePath + "background_in_writable_dir.mp3";
     
-    _oldSearchPaths = fileUtils->getSearchPaths();
+    _oldSearchPaths = fileUtils->getOriginalSearchPaths();
     fileUtils->addSearchPath(writablePath, true);
 
     if (!fileUtils->isFileExist(saveFilePath))
diff --git a/tests/lua-tests/project/Classes/lua_assetsmanager_test_sample.cpp b/tests/lua-tests/project/Classes/lua_assetsmanager_test_sample.cpp
index b872a8c0a9..1f28ceb31c 100644
--- a/tests/lua-tests/project/Classes/lua_assetsmanager_test_sample.cpp
+++ b/tests/lua-tests/project/Classes/lua_assetsmanager_test_sample.cpp
@@ -113,18 +113,7 @@ static int lua_cocos2dx_addSearchPath(lua_State* L)
 #endif
         std::string pathToSave = tolua_tostring(L, 1, "");
         bool before           = tolua_toboolean(L, 2, 0);
-        std::vector<std::string> searchPaths = FileUtils::getInstance()->getSearchPaths();
-        if (before)
-        {
-            searchPaths.insert(searchPaths.begin(), pathToSave);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            searchPaths.push_back(pathToSave);
-        }
-        
-        FileUtils::getInstance()->setSearchPaths(searchPaths);
-        
+        FileUtils::getInstance()->addSearchPath(pathToSave, before);
         return 0;
     }
     CCLOG("'addSearchPath' function wrong number of arguments: %d, was expecting %d\n", argc, 2);