diff --git a/nerfstudio/configs/dataparser_configs.py b/nerfstudio/configs/dataparser_configs.py
index 382c42ad1..80b915151 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/configs/dataparser_configs.py
+++ b/nerfstudio/configs/dataparser_configs.py
@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@
 Aggregate all the dataparser configs in one location.
 """
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 import tyro
 
 from nerfstudio.data.dataparsers.arkitscenes_dataparser import (
     ARKitScenesDataParserConfig,
 )
+from nerfstudio.data.dataparsers.base_dataparser import DataParserConfig
 from nerfstudio.data.dataparsers.blender_dataparser import BlenderDataParserConfig
 from nerfstudio.data.dataparsers.dnerf_dataparser import DNeRFDataParserConfig
 from nerfstudio.data.dataparsers.dycheck_dataparser import DycheckDataParserConfig
@@ -57,11 +60,19 @@ dataparsers = {
 
 external_dataparsers = discover_dataparsers()
 all_dataparsers = {**dataparsers, **external_dataparsers}
-AnnotatedDataParserUnion = tyro.conf.OmitSubcommandPrefixes[  # Omit prefixes of flags in subcommands.
-    tyro.extras.subcommand_type_from_defaults(
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    # For static analysis (tab completion, type checking, etc), just use the base
+    # dataparser config.
+    DataParserUnion = DataParserConfig
+else:
+    # At runtime, populate a Union type dynamically. This is used by `tyro` to generate
+    # subcommands in the CLI.
+    DataParserUnion = tyro.extras.subcommand_type_from_defaults(
         all_dataparsers,
         prefix_names=False,  # Omit prefixes in subcommands themselves.
     )
-]
-"""Union over possible dataparser types, annotated with metadata for tyro. This is the
-same as the vanilla union, but results in shorter subcommand names."""
+
+AnnotatedDataParserUnion = tyro.conf.OmitSubcommandPrefixes[DataParserUnion]  # Omit prefixes of flags in subcommands.
+"""Union over possible dataparser types, annotated with metadata for tyro. This is
+the same as the vanilla union, but results in shorter subcommand names."""