diff --git a/lib/consts.ts b/lib/consts.ts
index e092b73..b1cad50 100644
--- a/lib/consts.ts
+++ b/lib/consts.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,10 @@ export const TO_FINISH_WITH_OPTIONS: ToFinishWithOptionsWithDefaults = {
  * Both the test runs and the vitest test specs should finish in this time - 1 hour
  */
 export const DEFAULT_TEST_RUN_DURATION_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000; // 1 hour
+
+/**
+ * Delay before checking the dataset and statistics after a run finishes to resolve eventual consistency.
+ * - This value should ensure that the dataset and statistics are fully updated before any assertions are made.
+ * - Super rarely the platform is still not synced even after 10s, so 20s should be sufficient practically always.
+ */
+export const DATASET_SYNC_DELAY_MS = 20 * 1000; // 20 seconds
diff --git a/lib/lib.ts b/lib/lib.ts
index c4590b7..96bdad3 100644
--- a/lib/lib.ts
+++ b/lib/lib.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
 import type { SuiteFactory, TestContext, TestFunction } from 'vitest';
 import { describe as vitestDescribe, ExpectStatic, test as vitestTest } from 'vitest';
 
-import { DEFAULT_TEST_RUN_DURATION_MS } from './consts.js';
+import { DATASET_SYNC_DELAY_MS, DEFAULT_TEST_RUN_DURATION_MS } from './consts.js';
 import { extendExpect } from './extend-expect.js';
 import { RunTestResult } from './run-test-result.js';
 import type { ActorBuild, ActorTestOptions, RunOptions } from './types.js';
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export const testActor = <T>(
         ...DEFAULT_TEST_ACTOR_OPTIONS,
         ...testOptions,
     };
+
     const name = `${actorName}: ${testName}`;
     const shouldRun = !!RUN_ALL_PLATFORM_TESTS || config.has(actorName);
     vitestTest.runIf(shouldRun)(name, options, async <TYPE extends TestContext>(context: TYPE) => {
@@ -280,8 +281,8 @@ const createStartRunFn = <T>(actorNameOrId: string, testContext: TestContext) =>
             actorName: actorNameOrId,
         };
 
-        // waiting for datasetItemCount and chargedEventCounts to sync
-        await sleep(10_000);
+        // waiting for dataset and statistics to sync, the Apify platform is only eventually consistent.
+        await sleep(DATASET_SYNC_DELAY_MS);
 
         return new RunTestResult(apifyClient, run);
     };