diff --git a/src/apify/_actor.py b/src/apify/_actor.py
index befd051d..2aef76d0 100644
--- a/src/apify/_actor.py
+++ b/src/apify/_actor.py
@@ -197,7 +197,12 @@ async def __aenter__(self) -> Self:
         self.log.debug('Event manager initialized')
 
         # Initialize the charging manager.
-        await self._charging_manager_implementation.__aenter__()
+        try:
+            await self._charging_manager_implementation.__aenter__()
+        except BaseException:
+            # Exit the already-entered event manager so its recurring tasks do not leak.
+            await self.event_manager.__aexit__(None, None, None)
+            raise
         self.log.debug('Charging manager initialized')
 
         # Mark initialization as complete and update global state.
diff --git a/src/apify/events/_apify_event_manager.py b/src/apify/events/_apify_event_manager.py
index 21707875..ca51618a 100644
--- a/src/apify/events/_apify_event_manager.py
+++ b/src/apify/events/_apify_event_manager.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ async def __aenter__(self) -> Self:
             )
             is_connected = await self._connected_to_platform_websocket
             if not is_connected:
+                # Exit the already-entered parent so the recurring persist state task does not leak.
+                await self.__aexit__(None, None, None)
                 raise RuntimeError('Error connecting to platform events websocket!')
         else:
             logger.debug('APIFY_ACTOR_EVENTS_WS_URL env var not set, no events from Apify platform will be emitted.')
diff --git a/tests/unit/actor/test_actor_lifecycle.py b/tests/unit/actor/test_actor_lifecycle.py
index a57de66a..0575a211 100644
--- a/tests/unit/actor/test_actor_lifecycle.py
+++ b/tests/unit/actor/test_actor_lifecycle.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 from ..._utils import poll_until_condition
 from apify import Actor
+from apify._charging import ChargingManagerImplementation
 from apify._consts import EXIT_CODE_ERROR_USER_FUNCTION_THREW, ActorEnvVars, ApifyEnvVars
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -112,6 +113,19 @@ async def test_fail_properly_deinitializes_actor(actor: _ActorType) -> None:
     assert actor._active is False
 
 
+async def test_failed_charging_manager_init_does_not_leak_event_manager() -> None:
+    """Test that a failure in the charging manager's `__aenter__` also exits the already-entered event manager."""
+    actor = Actor()
+    with (
+        mock.patch.object(ChargingManagerImplementation, '__aenter__', side_effect=RuntimeError('Charging failed')),
+        pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match='Charging failed'),
+    ):
+        await actor.init()
+
+    assert actor._active is False
+    assert actor.event_manager.active is False
+
+
 async def test_actor_handles_exceptions_and_cleans_up_properly() -> None:
     """Test that Actor properly cleans up when an exception occurs in the async context manager."""
     actor = None
diff --git a/tests/unit/events/test_apify_event_manager.py b/tests/unit/events/test_apify_event_manager.py
index 13568f43..21ed00bd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/events/test_apify_event_manager.py
+++ b/tests/unit/events/test_apify_event_manager.py
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ async def event_handler(data: Any) -> None:
 
 
 async def test_lifecycle_on_platform_without_websocket(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    """Test that a failed websocket connection raises and also exits the parent's recurring persist state task."""
     monkeypatch.setenv(ActorEnvVars.EVENTS_WEBSOCKET_URL, 'ws://localhost:56565')
     event_manager = ApifyEventManager(Configuration.get_global_configuration())
 
@@ -169,6 +170,10 @@ async def test_lifecycle_on_platform_without_websocket(monkeypatch: pytest.Monke
         async with event_manager:
             pass
 
+    assert event_manager.active is False
+    persist_state_task = event_manager._emit_persist_state_event_rec_task.task
+    assert persist_state_task is None or persist_state_task.done()
+
 
 async def test_lifecycle_on_platform(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     async with (