diff --git a/src/modelgauge/external_data.py b/src/modelgauge/external_data.py
index 52cf1d27..72e57bad 100644
--- a/src/modelgauge/external_data.py
+++ b/src/modelgauge/external_data.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import requests
+import requests  # type: ignore
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod