diff --git a/code/setup.cfg b/code/setup.cfg
index d7788d53d..2780309ff 100644
--- a/code/setup.cfg
+++ b/code/setup.cfg
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ console_scripts =
 [mypy]
 allow_incomplete_defs = False
 allow_untyped_defs = False
-ignore_missing_imports = True
+ignore_missing_imports = False
 # <https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/7773>:
 no_implicit_optional = True
 implicit_reexport = False
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ warn_return_any = True
 warn_unreachable = True
 plugins = pydantic.mypy
 
+[mypy-pynwb.*]
+# <https://github.com/NeurodataWithoutBorders/pynwb/issues/1408>
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+
 [pydantic-mypy]
 init_forbid_extra = True
 warn_untypes_fields = True