diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/Axis2SynapseController.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/Axis2SynapseController.java
index 7938412717..74e3dbcbdc 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/Axis2SynapseController.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/Axis2SynapseController.java
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@
 import org.apache.synapse.eventing.SynapseEventSource;
 import org.apache.synapse.task.*;
 import org.wso2.securevault.secret.handler.SharedSecretCallbackHandlerCache;
-import org.apache.synapse.util.xpath.ext.SynapseXpathFunctionContextProvider;
-import org.apache.synapse.util.xpath.ext.SynapseXpathVariableResolver;
 import org.apache.synapse.util.xpath.ext.XpathExtensionUtil;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -396,7 +394,7 @@ public SynapseEnvironment createSynapseEnvironment() {
         }
 
         //we initialize xpath extensions here since synapse environment is available
-        initXpathExtensions(synapseEnvironment);
+        XpathExtensionUtil.initXpathExtensions(synapseEnvironment);
 
         try {
             deployMediationLibraryArtifacts();
@@ -417,34 +415,6 @@ public SynapseEnvironment createSynapseEnvironment() {
         return synapseEnvironment;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * This method initializes Xpath Extensions available through synapse.properties file.
-     * Xpath Extensions can be defined in Variable Context Extensions + Function Context Extensions
-     * synapse.xpath.var.extensions --> Variable Extensions
-     * synapse.xpath.func.extensions --> Function Extensions
-     *
-     * @param synapseEnvironment SynapseEnvironment
-     */
-    private void initXpathExtensions(SynapseEnvironment synapseEnvironment) {
-        Axis2SynapseEnvironment axis2SynapseEnvironment = (Axis2SynapseEnvironment) synapseEnvironment;
-
-        /*Initialize Function Context extensions for xpath
-         */
-        List<SynapseXpathFunctionContextProvider> functionExtensions =
-                XpathExtensionUtil.getRegisteredFunctionExtensions();
-        for (SynapseXpathFunctionContextProvider functionExtension : functionExtensions) {
-            axis2SynapseEnvironment.setXpathFunctionExtensions(functionExtension);
-        }
-
-        /*Initialize Variable Context extensions for xpath
-         */
-        List<SynapseXpathVariableResolver> variableExtensions =
-                XpathExtensionUtil.getRegisteredVariableExtensions();
-        for (SynapseXpathVariableResolver variableExtension : variableExtensions) {
-            axis2SynapseEnvironment.setXpathVariableExtensions(variableExtension);
-        }
-    }
-
 	/**
 	 * The mediation library deployer will handling the process of deploying the
 	 * libararyArtifacts, this is required since the library specific artifacts
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/unittest/ConfigurationDeployer.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/unittest/ConfigurationDeployer.java
index e2ed318a18..6b38edb455 100755
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/unittest/ConfigurationDeployer.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/unittest/ConfigurationDeployer.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.apache.synapse.deployers.ProxyServiceDeployer;
 import org.apache.synapse.deployers.SequenceDeployer;
 import org.apache.synapse.deployers.TemplateDeployer;
+import org.apache.synapse.util.xpath.ext.XpathExtensionUtil;
 
 import java.util.AbstractMap;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ private ConfigurationContext createConfigurationContext(SynapseConfiguration syn
         axisConfiguration.addParameter(new Parameter(SynapseConstants.SYNAPSE_ENV, synapseEnvironment));
         axisConfiguration.addParameter(new Parameter(SynapseConstants.SYNAPSE_CONFIG, synapseConfiguration));
         configurationContext.setAxisConfiguration(axisConfiguration);
+        XpathExtensionUtil.initXpathExtensions(synapseEnvironment);
 
         return configurationContext;
     }
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/util/xpath/ext/XpathExtensionUtil.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/util/xpath/ext/XpathExtensionUtil.java
index d8325b499b..adb4203cca 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/util/xpath/ext/XpathExtensionUtil.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/util/xpath/ext/XpathExtensionUtil.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.apache.synapse.SynapseException;
 import org.apache.synapse.config.SynapsePropertiesLoader;
 import org.apache.synapse.core.SynapseEnvironment;
+import org.apache.synapse.core.axis2.Axis2SynapseEnvironment;
 import org.jaxen.Function;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -50,6 +51,32 @@ public class XpathExtensionUtil {
 
     private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(XpathExtensionUtil.class);
 
+    /**
+     * This method initializes Xpath Extensions available through synapse.properties file.
+     * Xpath Extensions can be defined in Variable Context Extensions + Function Context Extensions
+     * synapse.xpath.var.extensions --> Variable Extensions
+     * synapse.xpath.func.extensions --> Function Extensions
+     *
+     * @param synapseEnvironment SynapseEnvironment
+     */
+    public static void initXpathExtensions(SynapseEnvironment synapseEnvironment) {
+        Axis2SynapseEnvironment axis2SynapseEnvironment = (Axis2SynapseEnvironment) synapseEnvironment;
+
+        /*Initialize Function Context extensions for xpath
+         */
+        List<SynapseXpathFunctionContextProvider> functionExtensions = getRegisteredFunctionExtensions();
+        for (SynapseXpathFunctionContextProvider functionExtension : functionExtensions) {
+            axis2SynapseEnvironment.setXpathFunctionExtensions(functionExtension);
+        }
+
+        /*Initialize Variable Context extensions for xpath
+         */
+        List<SynapseXpathVariableResolver> variableExtensions = getRegisteredVariableExtensions();
+        for (SynapseXpathVariableResolver variableExtension : variableExtensions) {
+            axis2SynapseEnvironment.setXpathVariableExtensions(variableExtension);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get all registered variable context extensions. Synapse will look for synapse.properties
      * property synapse.xpath.var.extensions