diff --git a/src/compas_blender/__init__.py b/src/compas_blender/__init__.py
index 5763cfe9c77..84616e4adb2 100644
--- a/src/compas_blender/__init__.py
+++ b/src/compas_blender/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+# type: ignore
 import os
 import compas
 
 try:
-    import bpy  # noqa: F401
+    import bpy
 except ImportError:
     pass
 else: