diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
index 42b63861..f7cd01cb 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ exclude = .tox,.git,*/migrations/*,*/static/CACHE/*,docs,node_modules
 [mypy]
 python_version = 3.7
 check_untyped_defs = True
-ignore_errors = False
 ignore_missing_imports = True
-strict_optional = True
 warn_unused_ignores = True
 warn_redundant_casts = True
 warn_unused_configs = True
 
+[mypy.plugins.django-stubs]
+django_settings_module = config.settings.test
+
 [mypy-*.migrations.*]
 # Django migrations should not produce any errors:
 ignore_errors = True