diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 598c512e7..068cb5a11 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ disable_error_code = ['import-not-found', # Unable to locate module or package s
                 'type-arg' ] # Requires type arguments to be specified in list[] and dict[]
 strict = true
 explicit_package_bases = true
-follow_imports = 'skip' #may want to remove
+follow_imports = 'silent' # Required for enusre_spice decorator
 exclude = ["tests"]
 packages = ["imap_processing" , "tools"]
 plugins = 'numpy.typing.mypy_plugin'