diff --git a/contrib/pyln-client/Makefile b/contrib/pyln-client/Makefile
index 6f90a8a28..f9250900e 100644
--- a/contrib/pyln-client/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/pyln-client/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ check-pytest:
 	pytest tests
 
 check-mypy:
-	MYPYPATH=$(PYTHONPATH) mypy --namespace-packages tests pyln
+	MYPYPATH=$(PYTHONPATH) mypy --namespace-packages --follow-imports=skip tests pyln
 
 $(SDIST_FILE):
 	python3 setup.py sdist
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-testing/Makefile b/contrib/pyln-testing/Makefile
index 91521bdcf..23ea81c24 100644
--- a/contrib/pyln-testing/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/pyln-testing/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ check-pytest:
 	pytest tests
 
 check-mypy:
-	MYPYPATH=$(PYTHONPATH) mypy --namespace-packages tests pyln
+	MYPYPATH=$(PYTHONPATH) mypy --namespace-packages --follow-imports=skip tests pyln
 
 $(SDIST_FILE):
 	python3 setup.py sdist
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-testing/pyln/testing/btcproxy.py b/contrib/pyln-testing/pyln/testing/btcproxy.py
index 5b7e3537a..8a258ed4a 100644
--- a/contrib/pyln-testing/pyln/testing/btcproxy.py
+++ b/contrib/pyln-testing/pyln/testing/btcproxy.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 """ A bitcoind proxy that allows instrumentation and canned responses
 """
-from flask import Flask, request
+from flask import Flask, request  # type: ignore
 from bitcoin.rpc import JSONRPCError  # type: ignore
 from bitcoin.rpc import RawProxy as BitcoinProxy  # type: ignore
 from cheroot.wsgi import Server  # type: ignore
 from cheroot.wsgi import PathInfoDispatcher  # type: ignore
 
 import decimal
-import flask
+import flask  # type: ignore
 import json
 import logging
 import threading