diff --git a/backend/setup.cfg b/backend/setup.cfg
index 815317c..d7376f4 100644
--- a/backend/setup.cfg
+++ b/backend/setup.cfg
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ extend-ignore =
 profile = black
 
 [mypy]
+exclude = ['.venv/']
 namespace_packages = True
 show_error_codes = True
 disable_error_code = import