diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6edbe4a9..138f19ae 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ examples/**/eval_*
 
 /.vscode
 /*.session.sql
+
+# mypy daemon environment
+.dmypy.json
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index a6c9a1ac..8d684a6e 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ repos:
 
         - id: mypy-check
           name: mypy type check
-          entry: mypy --cache-fine-grain
+          entry: dmypy run python
           language: system
           types: [python]
           pass_filenames: false