diff --git a/tools/run-mypy b/tools/run-mypy
index e1cd941b7f..178baef7b3 100755
--- a/tools/run-mypy
+++ b/tools/run-mypy
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ bots/jabber_mirror_backend.py
 bots/zephyr_mirror_backend.py
 docs/conf.py
 tools/deprecated/
-zproject/
+zproject/local_settings_template.py
+zproject/local_settings.py
+zproject/settings.py
+zproject/test_settings.py
 zerver/migrations/
 zerver/tests/
 """.split()