diff --git a/src/crawlee/crawlers/_adaptive_playwright/_adaptive_playwright_crawler.py b/src/crawlee/crawlers/_adaptive_playwright/_adaptive_playwright_crawler.py
index b3b99e6f59..e7d865aae0 100644
--- a/src/crawlee/crawlers/_adaptive_playwright/_adaptive_playwright_crawler.py
+++ b/src/crawlee/crawlers/_adaptive_playwright/_adaptive_playwright_crawler.py
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ def __init__(
         if 'concurrency_settings' not in kwargs or kwargs['concurrency_settings'] is None:
             kwargs['concurrency_settings'] = ConcurrencySettings(desired_concurrency=1)
 
-        super().__init__(statistics=statistics, **kwargs)
+        adaptive_statistics = statistics or Statistics(state_model=AdaptivePlaywrightCrawlerStatisticState)
+
+        super().__init__(statistics=adaptive_statistics, **kwargs)
 
         # Sub crawlers related.
         playwright_crawler_specific_kwargs = playwright_crawler_specific_kwargs or {}