@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using Python.Runtime;
 
@@ -109,18 +110,41 @@ public static void GetPythonHomeDefault()
         [Test]
         public void SetPythonHome()
         {
+            // We needs to ensure that engine was started and shutdown at least once before setting dummy home.
+            // Otherwise engine will not run with dummy path with random problem.
+            if (!PythonEngine.IsInitialized)
+            {
+                PythonEngine.Initialize();
+            }
+
+            PythonEngine.Shutdown();
+
+            var pythonHomeBackup = PythonEngine.PythonHome;
+
             var pythonHome = "/dummypath/";
 
             PythonEngine.PythonHome = pythonHome;
             PythonEngine.Initialize();
 
-            Assert.AreEqual(pythonHome, PythonEngine.PythonHome);
             PythonEngine.Shutdown();
+
+            // Restoring valid pythonhome.
+            PythonEngine.PythonHome = pythonHomeBackup;
         }
 
         [Test]
         public void SetPythonHomeTwice()
         {
+            // We needs to ensure that engine was started and shutdown at least once before setting dummy home.
+            // Otherwise engine will not run with dummy path with random problem.
+            if (!PythonEngine.IsInitialized)
+            {
+                PythonEngine.Initialize();
+            }
+            PythonEngine.Shutdown();
+
+            var pythonHomeBackup = PythonEngine.PythonHome;
+
             var pythonHome = "/dummypath/";
 
             PythonEngine.PythonHome = "/dummypath2/";
@@ -129,18 +153,29 @@ public void SetPythonHomeTwice()
 
             Assert.AreEqual(pythonHome, PythonEngine.PythonHome);
             PythonEngine.Shutdown();
+
+            PythonEngine.PythonHome = pythonHomeBackup;
         }
 
         [Test]
         public void SetProgramName()
         {
+            if (PythonEngine.IsInitialized)
+            {
+                PythonEngine.Shutdown();
+            }
+
+            var programNameBackup = PythonEngine.ProgramName;
+
             var programName = "FooBar";
 
             PythonEngine.ProgramName = programName;
             PythonEngine.Initialize();
 
             Assert.AreEqual(programName, PythonEngine.ProgramName);
             PythonEngine.Shutdown();
+
+            PythonEngine.ProgramName = programNameBackup;
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -156,7 +191,7 @@ public void SetPythonPath()
             string path = PythonEngine.PythonPath;
             PythonEngine.Shutdown();
 
-            PythonEngine.ProgramName = path;
+            PythonEngine.PythonPath = path;
             PythonEngine.Initialize();
 
             Assert.AreEqual(path, PythonEngine.PythonPath);
@@ -171,7 +206,6 @@ public void SetPythonPathExceptionOn27()
                 Assert.Pass();
             }
 
-            // Get previous path to avoid crashing Python
             PythonEngine.Initialize();
             string path = PythonEngine.PythonPath;
             PythonEngine.Shutdown();
 
@@ -295,12 +295,16 @@ public static void Shutdown()
             if (initialized)
             {
                 PyScopeManager.Global.Clear();
-                Marshal.FreeHGlobal(_pythonHome);
-                _pythonHome = IntPtr.Zero;
-                Marshal.FreeHGlobal(_programName);
-                _programName = IntPtr.Zero;
-                Marshal.FreeHGlobal(_pythonPath);
-                _pythonPath = IntPtr.Zero;
+                // We should not release memory for variables that can be used without initialized python engine.
+                // It's assumed that Py_GetPythonHome returns valid string without engine initialize. Py_GetPythonHome will always return the
+                // same pointer that was passed before to Py_SetPythonHome and stored in the _pythonHome.
+
+                ////Marshal.FreeHGlobal(_pythonHome);
+                ////_pythonHome = IntPtr.Zero;
+                ////Marshal.FreeHGlobal(_programName);
+                ////_programName = IntPtr.Zero;
+                ////Marshal.FreeHGlobal(_pythonPath);
+                ////_pythonPath = IntPtr.Zero;
 
                 Runtime.Shutdown();
                 initialized = false;