diff --git a/scripts/lib/pythonrc.py b/scripts/lib/pythonrc.py
index 1a8499e283..f4f7f2d87a 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/pythonrc.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/pythonrc.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 try:
     from django.conf import settings
     from zerver.models import *
-    from zerver.lib.actions import *
+    from zerver.lib.actions import * # type: ignore # Otherwise have duplicate imports with previous line
 except Exception:
     import traceback
     print("\nException importing Zulip core modules on startup!")