An assembly for actuating a gate valve. The assembly includes an actuator and a bonnet adapter and stem adapter. The assembly includes a bonnet adapter configured to attach to the actuator and configured to attach to a bonnet of the gate valve. An actuator stem is attached to the actuator and extends at least in part into the bonnet adapter. A stem adapter is configured to be positioned within the bonnet adapter and attach to the actuator stem and to a gate valve stem. The bonnet adapter further includes access windows for accessing the stem adapter and the bonnet adapter is configured to permit the actuator stem and stem adapter to move axially therewithin.