diff --git a/cmd/tools/show_ancient_deprecations.v b/cmd/tools/show_ancient_deprecations.v
index d68256cbcb..a959a7dc0d 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/show_ancient_deprecations.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/show_ancient_deprecations.v
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import term
 import time
 
 struct Context {
@@ -15,13 +16,13 @@ fn (mut ctx Context) analyze_line(line string, position_file string, position_li
 	ts := blame_for_time.output.all_after('committer-time').all_before('\n').trim_space().int()
 	t := time.unix(ts)
 	if ctx.cut_time < t {
-		println('>>> SKIPPING since t: ${t} > ${ctx.cut_time}, line: ${line}')
+		println(term.colorize(term.gray, '>>> SKIPPING since t: ${t} > ${ctx.cut_time}, ${position_file}:${position_line}: ${line}'))
 		return
 	}
 	ctx.deprecations++
 	blame_for_context := os.execute('git blame -L${position_line},+5 -- ${position_file}')
 	context := blame_for_context.output.trim_space().split_into_lines()
-	println('${position_file}:${position_line}: deprecation: ${ctx.deprecations}, timestamp: ${ts} - ${t}')
+	println(term.colorize(term.red, '${position_file}:${position_line}: deprecation: ${ctx.deprecations}, timestamp: ${ts} - ${t}'))
 	for cline in context {
 		println('    ${cline}')
 	}
@@ -41,11 +42,11 @@ fn main() {
 	all_v_files := os.walk_ext('.', '.v')
 	for v_file in all_v_files {
 		if v_file == './vlib/v/fmt/tests/attrs_keep.vv' {
-			println('>>> SKIPPING deprecations attrs formatting test file ${v_file}')
+			println(term.colorize(term.gray, '>>> SKIPPING deprecations attrs formatting test file ${v_file}'))
 			continue
 		}
 		if v_file.starts_with('./vlib/v/checker/tests') && v_file.contains('deprec') {
-			println('>>> SKIPPING deprecations test file ${v_file}')
+			println(term.colorize(term.gray, '>>> SKIPPING deprecations test file ${v_file}'))
 			continue
 		}
 		file_content := os.read_file(v_file)!
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ fn main() {
 		for line_num := lines.len - 1; line_num > 0; line_num-- {
 			line := lines[line_num]
 			mut is_deprecation_line := false
+			if line.contains('\tif ') {
+				continue
+			}
 			if line.contains('[deprecated:') {
 				is_deprecation_line = true
 			}
@@ -68,5 +72,9 @@ fn main() {
 			ctx.analyze_line(line, v_file, line_num + 1)
 		}
 	}
-	println('> Summary: there were ${ctx.deprecations} deprecations found, done before ${cut_time}.')
+	println('> Summary: there were ${term.colorize(term.bright_yellow, ctx.deprecations.str())} deprecations found, done before ${term.colorize(term.magenta,
+		cut_time.str())}.')
+	if ctx.deprecations > 0 {
+		exit(1)
+	}
 }