diff --git a/packages/apify/src/platform_event_manager.ts b/packages/apify/src/platform_event_manager.ts
index 872237bb9d..0f9a7f3167 100644
--- a/packages/apify/src/platform_event_manager.ts
+++ b/packages/apify/src/platform_event_manager.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EventManager, EventType } from '@crawlee/core';
+import { EventManager, EventType, serviceLocator } from '@crawlee/core';
 import { WebSocket } from 'ws';
 
 import { ACTOR_ENV_VARS, ACTOR_EVENT_NAMES } from '@apify/consts';
@@ -48,8 +48,23 @@ export class PlatformEventManager extends EventManager {
     /** Websocket connection to Actor events. */
     private eventsWs?: WebSocket;
 
-    constructor(override readonly config = Configuration.getGlobalConfig()) {
-        super();
+    constructor(
+        readonly config: Configuration = Configuration.getGlobalConfig() as Configuration,
+    ) {
+        super({
+            persistStateIntervalMillis: config.persistStateIntervalMillis,
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a `PlatformEventManager` from a (resolved) Configuration, mirroring
+     * `LocalEventManager.fromConfig()` from crawlee. Falls back to the global
+     * configuration if none is provided.
+     */
+    static fromConfig(config?: Configuration): PlatformEventManager {
+        return new PlatformEventManager(
+            config ?? (serviceLocator.getConfiguration() as Configuration),
+        );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/apify/actor.test.ts b/test/apify/actor.test.ts
index 4138db1012..3de4ce9ba8 100644
--- a/test/apify/actor.test.ts
+++ b/test/apify/actor.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createPublicKey } from 'node:crypto';
 
-import { EventType, StorageManager } from '@crawlee/core';
+import { EventType, serviceLocator, StorageManager } from '@crawlee/core';
 import { sleep } from '@crawlee/utils';
 import type { ApifyEnv } from 'apify';
 import {
@@ -1095,7 +1095,9 @@ describe('Actor', () => {
 
             const migratingSpy = vitest.fn(persistResource(50));
             const persistStateSpy = vitest.fn(persistResource(50));
-            const events = Configuration.getEventManager();
+            // crawlee v4 removed `Configuration.getEventManager()`; the
+            // event manager now lives on the global service locator.
+            const events = serviceLocator.getEventManager();
 
             events.on(EventType.PERSIST_STATE, persistStateSpy);
             events.on(EventType.MIGRATING, migratingSpy);
diff --git a/test/apify/events.test.ts b/test/apify/events.test.ts
index d6ec40d3ec..2629da62c3 100644
--- a/test/apify/events.test.ts
+++ b/test/apify/events.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EventType } from '@crawlee/core';
+import { EventType, serviceLocator } from '@crawlee/core';
 import type { Dictionary } from '@crawlee/utils';
 import { sleep } from '@crawlee/utils';
 import { Actor, Configuration, PlatformEventManager } from 'apify';
@@ -6,25 +6,35 @@ import { WebSocketServer } from 'ws';
 
 import { ACTOR_ENV_VARS, APIFY_ENV_VARS } from '@apify/consts';
 
+import { resetGlobalState } from '../resetGlobalState.js';
+
 describe('events', () => {
     let wss: WebSocketServer = null!;
-    const config = Configuration.getGlobalConfig();
     let events: PlatformEventManager = null!;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
+        // Set env vars BEFORE creating the Configuration — crawlee v4 resolves
+        // env-var-backed fields eagerly at construction, so a global config
+        // built earlier in the run wouldn't see `actorEventsWsUrl` and
+        // `events.init()` would silently never open the websocket.
+        process.env[ACTOR_ENV_VARS.EVENTS_WEBSOCKET_URL] =
+            'ws://localhost:9099/someRunId';
+        process.env[APIFY_ENV_VARS.TOKEN] = 'dummy';
+
         wss = new WebSocketServer({ port: 9099 });
+        // Drop the cached Configuration so it picks up the env vars we just set.
+        resetGlobalState();
+        const config = Configuration.getGlobalConfig();
         events = new PlatformEventManager(config);
-        config.useEventManager(events);
+        serviceLocator.setEventManager(events);
 
         vitest.useFakeTimers();
-        process.env[ACTOR_ENV_VARS.EVENTS_WEBSOCKET_URL] =
-            'ws://localhost:9099/someRunId';
-        process.env[APIFY_ENV_VARS.TOKEN] = 'dummy';
     });
     afterEach(async () => {
         vitest.useRealTimers();
         delete process.env[ACTOR_ENV_VARS.EVENTS_WEBSOCKET_URL];
         delete process.env[APIFY_ENV_VARS.TOKEN];
+        resetGlobalState();
         await new Promise((resolve) => {
             wss.close(resolve);
         });
@@ -130,7 +140,7 @@ describe('events', () => {
 
     test('should send persist state events in regular interval', async () => {
         const eventsReceived = [];
-        const interval = config.persistStateIntervalMillis;
+        const interval = events.config.persistStateIntervalMillis;
 
         events.on(EventType.PERSIST_STATE, (data) => eventsReceived.push(data));
         await events.init();