diff --git a/prospector/run.py b/prospector/run.py
index 5f5c5d60..793aa642 100644
--- a/prospector/run.py
+++ b/prospector/run.py
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ def execute(self) -> None:
                 loc = Location(self.config.workdir, None, None, None, None)
                 msg = (
                     f"Tool {toolname} failed to run "
-                    f"(exception was raised, re-run prospector with -X to see the stacktrace)"
+                    "(exception was raised, re-run prospector with --direct-tool-stdout to better see the tool error "
+                    "or --die-on-tool-error to see the stacktrace)"
                 )
                 message = Message(
                     toolname,
diff --git a/prospector/tools/mypy/__init__.py b/prospector/tools/mypy/__init__.py
index 0756d1a8..e3d2045e 100644
--- a/prospector/tools/mypy/__init__.py
+++ b/prospector/tools/mypy/__init__.py
@@ -126,25 +126,7 @@ def run(self, found_files: FileFinder) -> list[Message]:
 
     def _run_std(self, args: list[str]) -> list[Message]:
         messages = []
-        try:
-            sources, options = mypy.main.process_options(args, fscache=self.fscache)
-        except (SystemExit, Exception) as e:
-            message = "The error(s) will be displayed before the messages" if isinstance(e, SystemExit) else str(e)
-            messages.append(
-                Message(
-                    "mypy",
-                    code="fatal-options-error",
-                    message=message,
-                    location=Location(
-                        path="",
-                        module=None,
-                        function=None,
-                        line=0,
-                        character=0,
-                    ),
-                )
-            )
-            return messages
+        sources, options = mypy.main.process_options(args, fscache=self.fscache)
         options.output = "json"
         try:
             res = mypy.build.build(sources, options, fscache=self.fscache)
diff --git a/prospector/tools/pyroma/__init__.py b/prospector/tools/pyroma/__init__.py
index c4906275..3e15d465 100644
--- a/prospector/tools/pyroma/__init__.py
+++ b/prospector/tools/pyroma/__init__.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "BusFactor": "PYR19",
 }
 
-PYROMA_CODES = {}
+PYROMA_CODES: dict[str, str] = {}
 
 
 def _copy_codes() -> None: