diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp
index 1370d9f2de..ffe32f65e9 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "RiaLogging.h"
 #include "RiaPreferences.h"
 #include "RiaProjectModifier.h"
+#include "RiaRegressionTest.h"
 #include "RiaSocketServer.h"
 #include "RiaVersionInfo.h"
 #include "RiaViewRedrawScheduler.h"
@@ -1994,6 +1995,18 @@ void RiaApplication::runRegressionTest(const QString& testRootPath, QStringList*
 {
     m_runningRegressionTests = true;
 
+    RiaRegressionTest regressionTestConfig;
+    regressionTestConfig.readSettingsFromApplicationStore();
+
+    QString currentApplicationPath = QDir::currentPath();
+    if (!regressionTestConfig.folderContainingCompareTool().isEmpty())
+    {
+        // Windows Only : The image compare tool requires current working directory to be at the folder
+        // containing the image compare tool
+
+        QDir::setCurrent(regressionTestConfig.folderContainingCompareTool());
+    }
+
     QString generatedFolderName = RegTestNames::generatedFolderName;
     QString diffFolderName      = RegTestNames::diffFolderName;    
     QString baseFolderName      = RegTestNames::baseFolderName;    
@@ -2189,6 +2202,8 @@ void RiaApplication::runRegressionTest(const QString& testRootPath, QStringList*
     RiaLogging::info("\n");
     logInfoTextWithTimeInSeconds(timeStamp, "Completed regression tests");
 
+    QDir::setCurrent(currentApplicationPath);
+
     m_runningRegressionTests = false;
 }
 
@@ -2449,6 +2464,20 @@ void RiaApplication::executeRegressionTests(const QString& regressionTestPath, Q
     }
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RiaApplication::executeRegressionTests()
+{
+    RiaRegressionTest testConfig;
+    testConfig.readSettingsFromApplicationStore();
+
+    QString testPath = testConfig.regressionTestFolder();
+    QStringList testFilter = testConfig.testFilter().split(";", QString::SkipEmptyParts);
+
+    executeRegressionTests(testPath, &testFilter);
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.h b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.h
index 04acc543f6..17d0bae7f9 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaApplication.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ public:
     bool                    parseArguments();
 
     void                    executeRegressionTests(const QString& regressionTestPath, QStringList* testFilter = nullptr);
+    void                    executeRegressionTests();
 
     void                    setActiveReservoirView(Rim3dView*);
     Rim3dView*                activeReservoirView();
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaRegressionTest.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaRegressionTest.cpp
index 95ea9d8f1f..15bfa02db9 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaRegressionTest.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaRegressionTest.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ CAF_PDM_SOURCE_INIT(RiaRegressionTest, "RiaRegressionTest");
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 RiaRegressionTest::RiaRegressionTest(void)
 {
-    CAF_PDM_InitFieldNoDefault(&applicationWorkingFolder,        "workingFolder", "Folder containing <b>compare</b>", "", "Location of compare tool from Image Magic suite", "");
-    applicationWorkingFolder.uiCapability()->setUiEditorTypeName(caf::PdmUiFilePathEditor::uiEditorTypeName());
+    CAF_PDM_InitFieldNoDefault(&folderContainingCompareTool,        "workingFolder", "Folder containing <b>compare</b>", "", "Location of compare tool from Image Magic suite", "");
+    folderContainingCompareTool.uiCapability()->setUiEditorTypeName(caf::PdmUiFilePathEditor::uiEditorTypeName());
     
     CAF_PDM_InitFieldNoDefault(&regressionTestFolder, "regressionTestFolder", "Regression Test Folder", "", "", "");
     regressionTestFolder.uiCapability()->setUiEditorTypeName(caf::PdmUiFilePathEditor::uiEditorTypeName());
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void RiaRegressionTest::readSettingsFromApplicationStore()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RiaRegressionTest::defineEditorAttribute(const caf::PdmFieldHandle* field, QString uiConfigName, caf::PdmUiEditorAttribute* attribute)
 {
-    if (field == &applicationWorkingFolder || field == &regressionTestFolder)
+    if (field == &folderContainingCompareTool || field == &regressionTestFolder)
     {
         caf::PdmUiFilePathEditorAttribute* myAttr = dynamic_cast<caf::PdmUiFilePathEditorAttribute*>(attribute);
         if (myAttr)
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaRegressionTest.h b/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaRegressionTest.h
index b46d6f93a1..2a35031084 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaRegressionTest.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/Tools/RiaRegressionTest.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public:
     void readSettingsFromApplicationStore();
 
 public:
-    caf::PdmField<QString>  applicationWorkingFolder;
+    caf::PdmField<QString>  folderContainingCompareTool;
     caf::PdmField<QString>  regressionTestFolder;
     caf::PdmField<QString>  testFilter;
     caf::PdmField<bool>     showInteractiveDiffImages;
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/ApplicationCommands/RicLaunchRegressionTestsFeature.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/ApplicationCommands/RicLaunchRegressionTestsFeature.cpp
index fad2f14568..6d62294ae9 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/ApplicationCommands/RicLaunchRegressionTestsFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/ApplicationCommands/RicLaunchRegressionTestsFeature.cpp
@@ -41,14 +41,7 @@ bool RicLaunchRegressionTestsFeature::isCommandEnabled()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RicLaunchRegressionTestsFeature::onActionTriggered(bool isChecked)
 {
-    RiaRegressionTest regTestConfig;
-
-    caf::PdmSettings::readFieldsFromApplicationStore(&regTestConfig);
-
-    QStringList testFilter = regTestConfig.testFilter().split(";", QString::SkipEmptyParts);
-
-    // Launch regression test using the current test folder and test filter
-    RiaApplication::instance()->executeRegressionTests(regTestConfig.regressionTestFolder, &testFilter);
+    RiaApplication::instance()->executeRegressionTests();
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindow.cpp b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindow.cpp
index 4c33cb1426..63e7e581bd 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuMainWindow.cpp
@@ -1726,16 +1726,8 @@ void RiuMainWindow::slotShowRegressionTestDialog()
         // Write preferences using QSettings and apply them to the application
         regTestConfig.writeSettingsToApplicationStore();
 
-        QString currentApplicationPath = QDir::currentPath();
-
-        QDir::setCurrent(regTestConfig.applicationWorkingFolder);
-
-        QStringList testFilter = regTestConfig.testFilter().split(";", QString::SkipEmptyParts);
-
         RiaApplication* app = RiaApplication::instance();
-        app->executeRegressionTests(regTestConfig.regressionTestFolder, &testFilter);
-
-        QDir::setCurrent(currentApplicationPath);
+        app->executeRegressionTests();
     }
 }