diff --git a/tron/utils/scribereader.py b/tron/utils/scribereader.py
index 1036f6714..c1596a605 100644
--- a/tron/utils/scribereader.py
+++ b/tron/utils/scribereader.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import Tuple
 
-import staticconf
+import staticconf  # type: ignore
 import yaml
 
 from tron.config.static_config import get_config_watcher