diff --git a/django/requirements-types.txt b/django/requirements-types.txt
index 6a499eb4d9..1dec9daeff 100644
--- a/django/requirements-types.txt
+++ b/django/requirements-types.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#django-stubs==5.1.1
+django-stubs==5.1.1
 types-python-dateutil==2.9.0.20241003
 types-docutils==0.21.0.20241128
 types-requests==2.32.0.20241016
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b775138864..bb3683bde2 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 [mypy]
 check_untyped_defs = True
 ignore_missing_imports = True
+idisable_error_code = import-untyped
 warn_incomplete_stub = False
+#plugins = mypy_django_plugin.main
+
+#[mypy.plugins.django-stubs]
+#django_settings_module = "mysite.settings'
 
 [mypy-applications.catmaid.migrations.*]
 ignore_errors = True