diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index f8d15ff6..dfcfe0f3 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ repos:
       - id: mypy
         name: "mypy"
         files: "syntheseus/"
+        args: ["--install-types", "--non-interactive"]
 
   # Latest ruff (does linting + more)
   - repo: https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff-pre-commit
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 59ee3623..234e50a3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ namespaces = false
 line-length = 100
 include = '\.pyi?$'
 
-[tool.mypy.overrides]
+[tool.mypy]
 python_version = 3.9  # pin modern python version
+ignore_missing_imports = true
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 100