diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index 4ca3af90..265b730b 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -1,23 +1,30 @@
 [mypy]
 namespace_packages = True
-warn_unused_ignores = True
+
+# due to the conditional import logic on swh.journal, in some cases a specific
+# type: ignore is neede, in other it isn't...
+warn_unused_ignores = False
 
 # support for sqlalchemy magic: see https://github.com/dropbox/sqlalchemy-stubs
 plugins = sqlmypy
 
 
 # 3rd party libraries without stubs (yet)
 
+# only shipped indirectly via hypothesis
+[mypy-django.*]
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+
 [mypy-pkg_resources.*]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
 [mypy-psycopg2.*]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
 [mypy-pytest.*]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
 # temporary work-around for landing typing support in spite of the current
 # journal<->storage dependency loop
 [mypy-swh.journal.*]
 ignore_missing_imports = True