diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 00c8622..f88632f 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ uuid = "47edcb42-4c32-4615-8424-f2b9edc5f35b"
 authors = [
     "Vaibhav Dixit <vaibhavyashdixit@gmail.com>, Guillaume Dalle and contributors",
 ]
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.2.0"
 
 [deps]
 ChainRulesCore = "d360d2e6-b24c-11e9-a2a3-2a2ae2dbcce4"
diff --git a/src/dense.jl b/src/dense.jl
index 1751d91..35bcaa4 100644
--- a/src/dense.jl
+++ b/src/dense.jl
@@ -172,8 +172,14 @@ mode(::AutoSymbolics) = SymbolicMode()
 Struct used to select the [Tapir.jl](https://github.com/withbayes/Tapir.jl) backend for automatic differentiation.
 
 Exported from [ADTypes.jl](https://github.com/SciML/ADTypes.jl).
+
+# Keyword Arguments
+
+- `safe_mode::Bool`: whether to run additional checks to catch errors early. On by default. Turn off to maximise performance if your code runs correctly.
 """
-struct AutoTapir <: AbstractADType end
+Base.@kwdef struct AutoTapir <: AbstractADType
+    safe_mode::Bool = true
+end
 
 mode(::AutoTapir) = ReverseMode()
 
diff --git a/test/dense.jl b/test/dense.jl
index 272d2cf..7753779 100644
--- a/test/dense.jl
+++ b/test/dense.jl
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ end
     @test ad isa AbstractADType
     @test ad isa AutoTapir
     @test mode(ad) isa ReverseMode
+    @test ad.safe_mode
+    
+    ad = AutoTapir(; safe_mode=false)
+    @test !ad.safe_mode
 end
 
 @testset "AutoTracker" begin