diff --git a/freqtrade/templates/__init__.py b/freqtrade/templates/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0fd3fb5c6..6dc838c6e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -206,6 +206,14 @@ plugins = [
 module = "tests.*"
 ignore_errors = true
 
+[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
+module = [
+  "freqtrade.templates.*",
+  "tests.strategy.strats"
+]
+# Disable attr-defined check due to ta-lib not having type stubs
+disable_error_code = "attr-defined"
+
 [tool.pyright]
 include = ["freqtrade", "ft_client"]
 exclude = [
diff --git a/tests/strategy/strats/__init__.py b/tests/strategy/strats/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb