diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 670320afdc..33d2a24c46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Lint tinygrad with pylint
       run: python -m pylint tinygrad/
     - name: Run mypy
-      run: python -m mypy tinygrad/ --ignore-missing-imports --check-untyped-defs --explicit-package-bases --warn-unreachable
+      run: python -m mypy
     - name: Install SLOCCount
       run: sudo apt install sloccount
     - name: Check <5000 lines
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 38f036e698..50a202ebe2 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ repos:
         pass_filenames: false
       - id: mypy
         name: mypy
-        entry: mypy tinygrad/ extra/helpers.py --check-untyped-defs --explicit-package-bases --warn-unreachable # --warn-return-any
+        entry: mypy tinygrad/ extra/helpers.py # --warn-return-any
         language: system
         always_run: true
         pass_filenames: false
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ce7fbae3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[mypy]
+warn_unused_configs = True
+files = tinygrad
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+check_untyped_defs = True
+explicit_package_bases = True
+warn_unreachable = True