diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index f51c0846f..484661273 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ disallow_untyped_calls = True
 disallow_incomplete_defs = True
 disallow_untyped_defs = True
 warn_return_any = True
+exclude = unit_tests/
 
 # Only alert on the files we want to check
 follow_imports = silent