diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f241d1877e00755246a7047980f8feba043e8116..bbcddabbbfaf76558135f0e3d16b44c460c21e70 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 [tool:pytest]
 addopts = -v --cov flamenco_worker --cov-report term-missing --ignore node_modules -x
 
+[mypy]
+python_version = 3.5
+warn_unused_ignores = True
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+follow_imports = skip
+
 [pep8]
 max-line-length = 100