diff --git a/cmd/tools/vtest-cleancode.v b/cmd/tools/vtest-cleancode.v
index 95eed82fd0..07cafa5e8d 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vtest-cleancode.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vtest-cleancode.v
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ const (
 	]
 	verify_known_failing_exceptions = [
 		'vlib/builtin/int_test.v' /* special number formatting that should be tested */,
-		'vlib/builtin/int.v' /* vfmt converts `pub fn (nn byteptr) str() string {` to `nn &byte` and that conflicts with `nn byte` */,
-		'vlib/builtin/string_charptr_byteptr_helpers.v' /* a temporary shim to ease the byteptr=>&byte transition */,
+		'vlib/builtin/int.v' /* TODO byteptr: vfmt converts `pub fn (nn byteptr) str() string {` to `nn &byte` and that conflicts with `nn byte` */,
+		'vlib/builtin/string_charptr_byteptr_helpers.v' /* TODO byteptr: a temporary shim to ease the byteptr=>&byte transition */,
 		'vlib/gg/m4/graphic.v' /* has hand crafted meaningful formatting of matrices */,
 		'vlib/gg/m4/m4_test.v' /* has hand crafted meaningful formatting of matrices */,
 		'vlib/gg/m4/matrix.v' /* has hand crafted meaningful formatting of matrices */,
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ const (
 		'vlib/v/tests/fn_test.v', /* bad comment formatting */
 		'vlib/v/tests/generics_return_generics_struct_test.v', /* generic fn param removed */
 		'vlib/v/tests/interop_test.v', /* bad comment formatting */
-		'vlib/v/tests/generics_test.v', /* some silent error */
+		'vlib/v/tests/generics_test.v', /* multi_generic_args<Foo<int>, Foo<int> >(...) becomes .... Foo<int>>(...) which does not parse */
+		'vlib/v/tests/string_interpolation_test.v' /* TODO byteptr: &byte.str() behaves differently than byteptr.str() */,
 		'vlib/v/gen/js/tests/js.v', /* local `hello` fn, gets replaced with module `hello` aliased as `hl` */
 	]
 	vfmt_verify_list                = [