diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index bbefdbab609..4df64f6629d 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ pretty = True
 no_implicit_reexport = True
 no_implicit_optional = True
 
+# overrides for external code
+[mypy-selenium.webdriver.support.ui]
+no_implicit_reexport = False
+
 # green list - work on growing these please!
 [mypy-galaxy.util.compression_utils]
 disallow_any_generics = True