diff --git a/.github/workflows/pyleco_CI.yml b/.github/workflows/pyleco_CI.yml
index 3b6efdc3..d7866083 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pyleco_CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pyleco_CI.yml
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: chartboost/ruff-action@v1
         with:
           args: --extend-select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source
-      - name: Install mypy
-        run: pip install mypy
-      - name: Run mypy
-        uses: sasanquaneuf/mypy-github-action@releases/v1
-        with:
-          checkName: 'docs_lint'  # NOTE: this needs to be the same as the job name
       - uses: ammaraskar/sphinx-problem-matcher@master
       - name: Generate docs
         if: always()  # run even if the previous step failed
@@ -46,6 +40,29 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "::add-matcher::.github/sphinx.json"
           make doctest SPHINXOPTS="-W --keep-going"
+  type_checking:
+    name: Static Type Checking
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Install pyleco requirements
+        uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v1
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.10"
+          environment-file: environment.yml
+          cache-environment-key: py3.10-ubuntu-latest-mamba-${{ env.CACHE_NUMBER }}-${{ hashFiles('environment.yml') }}
+          cache-downloads: false
+      - name: Install mypy
+        run: pip install mypy
+      - name: Run mypy
+        uses: sasanquaneuf/mypy-github-action@releases/v1
+        with:
+          checkName: 'type_checking'  # NOTE: this needs to be the same as the job name
   test:
     name: Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}, ${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}