diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/lava/lava_job_submitter.py b/.gitlab-ci/lava/lava_job_submitter.py
index 1bbd77d8e85..5d9c22749b1 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/lava/lava_job_submitter.py
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/lava/lava_job_submitter.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import lavacli
 import yaml
 from lava.exceptions import (
     MesaCIException,
+    MesaCIKnownIssueException,
     MesaCIParseException,
     MesaCIRetryError,
     MesaCITimeoutError,
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ class LAVAJob:
         "pass": CONSOLE_LOG["FG_GREEN"],
         "hung": CONSOLE_LOG["FG_YELLOW"],
         "fail": CONSOLE_LOG["FG_RED"],
+        "canceled": CONSOLE_LOG["FG_MAGENTA"],
     }
 
     def __init__(self, proxy, definition):
@@ -447,6 +449,9 @@ def retriable_follow_job(proxy, job_definition) -> LAVAJob:
         try:
             follow_job_execution(job)
             return job
+        except MesaCIKnownIssueException as found_issue:
+            print_log(found_issue)
+            job.status = "canceled"
         except MesaCIException as mesa_exception:
             print_log(mesa_exception)
             job.cancel()
@@ -455,11 +460,19 @@ def retriable_follow_job(proxy, job_definition) -> LAVAJob:
             job.cancel()
             raise e
         finally:
-            print_log(f"Finished executing LAVA job in the attempt #{attempt_no}")
+            print_log(
+                f"{CONSOLE_LOG['BOLD']}"
+                f"Finished executing LAVA job in the attempt #{attempt_no}"
+                f"{CONSOLE_LOG['RESET']}"
+            )
             print_job_final_status(job)
 
     raise MesaCIRetryError(
-        "Job failed after it exceeded the number of " f"{retry_count} retries.",
+        f"{CONSOLE_LOG['BOLD']}"
+        f"{CONSOLE_LOG['FG_RED']}"
+        "Job failed after it exceeded the number of "
+        f"{retry_count} retries."
+        f"{CONSOLE_LOG['RESET']}",
         retry_count=retry_count,
     )
 
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/console_format.py b/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/console_format.py
index a665b2c23aa..3ad7600591b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/console_format.py
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/console_format.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CONSOLE_LOG = {
     "FG_GREEN": "\x1b[1;32;5;197m",
     "FG_RED": "\x1b[1;38;5;197m",
     "FG_YELLOW": "\x1b[1;33;5;197m",
+    "FG_MAGENTA": "\x1b[1;35;5;197m",
     "RESET": "\x1b[0m",
     "UNDERLINED": "\x1b[3m",
     "BOLD": "\x1b[1m",
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/lava_log_hints.py b/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/lava_log_hints.py
index 12317bb1127..b147a8747ea 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/lava_log_hints.py
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/lava_log_hints.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from lava.utils import LogFollower
 
 from lava.exceptions import MesaCIKnownIssueException
+from lava.utils.console_format import CONSOLE_LOG
 from lava.utils.log_section import LogSectionType
 
 
@@ -34,7 +35,9 @@ class LAVALogHints:
                 line["msg"],
             ):
                 raise MesaCIKnownIssueException(
+                    f"{CONSOLE_LOG['FG_MAGENTA']}"
                     "Probable network issue failure encountered, retrying the job"
+                    f"{CONSOLE_LOG['RESET']}"
                 )
 
         self.has_r8152_issue_history = False