diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aac60a2ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[mypy]
+python_version = 2.7
+ignore_missing_imports = True
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index dce5911ed..f33802d98 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ basepython = python3
 commands =
     {[base]pip_install} .[dev3]
     {[base]install_packages}
-    mypy --py2 --ignore-missing-imports {[base]source_paths}
+    mypy {[base]source_paths}
 
 [testenv:apacheconftest]
 #basepython = python2.7