diff --git a/tests/test-sequencing-manager.cpp b/tests/test-sequencing-manager.cpp
index e05597f..d55f18a 100644
--- a/tests/test-sequencing-manager.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-sequencing-manager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017,  The University of Memphis,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2019,  The University of Memphis,
  *                           Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents.
  *
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
  * NLSR, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  **/
 
-#include "test-common.hpp"
 #include "sequencing-manager.hpp"
+#include "test-common.hpp"
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <string>
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@
 {
 public:
   SequencingManagerFixture()
-  : m_seqNumbers("")
-  , m_seqManager()
+  : m_seqManager("/tmp", HYPERBOLIC_STATE_OFF)
   {
-    setFileDir();
   }
 
   ~SequencingManagerFixture()
@@ -49,11 +47,6 @@
   }
 
   void
-  setFileDir() {
-    m_seqManager.setSeqFileDirectory("/tmp");
-  }
-
-  void
   writeToFile(const std::string& testSeq) {
     std::ofstream outputFile(seqFile, std::ofstream::trunc);
     outputFile << testSeq;
@@ -61,8 +54,8 @@
   }
 
   void
-  initiateFromFile(const int& type) {
-    m_seqManager.initiateSeqNoFromFile(type);
+  initiateFromFile() {
+    m_seqManager.initiateSeqNoFromFile();
   }
 
   void
@@ -74,8 +67,7 @@
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(m_seqManager.getCorLsaSeq(), cor);
   }
 
-private:
-  std::string m_seqNumbers;
+public:
   std::string seqFile = "/tmp/nlsrSeqNo.txt";
   SequencingManager m_seqManager;
 };
@@ -86,16 +78,14 @@
 {
   // LS
   writeToFile("27121653322350672");
-
-  initiateFromFile(HYPERBOLIC_STATE_OFF);
-
+  m_seqManager.m_hyperbolicState = HYPERBOLIC_STATE_OFF;
+  initiateFromFile();
   checkSeqNumbers(24667+10, 80+10, 0);
 
   // HR
   writeToFile("27121653322350672");
-
-  initiateFromFile(HYPERBOLIC_STATE_ON);
-
+  m_seqManager.m_hyperbolicState = HYPERBOLIC_STATE_ON;
+  initiateFromFile();
   // AdjLsa is set to 0 since HR is on
   checkSeqNumbers(24667+10, 0, 0+10);
 }
@@ -104,16 +94,14 @@
 {
   // LS
   writeToFile("NameLsaSeq 100\nAdjLsaSeq 100\nCorLsaSeq 0");
-
-  initiateFromFile(HYPERBOLIC_STATE_OFF);
-
+  m_seqManager.m_hyperbolicState = HYPERBOLIC_STATE_OFF;
+  initiateFromFile();
   checkSeqNumbers(100+10, 100+10, 0);
 
   // HR
   writeToFile("NameLsa 100\nAdjLsa 0\nCorLsa 100");
-
-  initiateFromFile(HYPERBOLIC_STATE_ON);
-
+  m_seqManager.m_hyperbolicState = HYPERBOLIC_STATE_ON;
+  initiateFromFile();
   // AdjLsa is set to 0 since HR is on
   checkSeqNumbers(100+10, 0, 100+10);
 }