diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index d980fc4e9..2170b704a 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ repos:
     rev: "v0.942"
     hooks:
       - id: mypy
-        args: [ freqtrade, scripts, tests ]
+        exclude: build_helpers
         additional_dependencies:
           - types-cachetools==5.0.1
           - types-filelock==3.2.5