diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 9eedc951..104f6397 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "Tapir"
 uuid = "07d77754-e150-4737-8c94-cd238a1fb45b"
 authors = ["Will Tebbutt, Hong Ge, and contributors"]
-version = "0.2.9"
+version = "0.2.10"
 
 [deps]
 ADTypes = "47edcb42-4c32-4615-8424-f2b9edc5f35b"
diff --git a/src/interpreter/s2s_reverse_mode_ad.jl b/src/interpreter/s2s_reverse_mode_ad.jl
index 560d4365..983eff5f 100644
--- a/src/interpreter/s2s_reverse_mode_ad.jl
+++ b/src/interpreter/s2s_reverse_mode_ad.jl
@@ -722,11 +722,13 @@ function rule_type(interp::TapirInterpreter{C}, ::Type{sig}) where {C, sig}
 end
 
 """
-    build_rrule(args...)
+    build_rrule(args...; safety_on=false)
 
 Helper method. Only uses static information from `args`.
 """
-build_rrule(args...) = build_rrule(PInterp(), _typeof(TestUtils.__get_primals(args)))
+function build_rrule(args...; safety_on=false)
+    return build_rrule(PInterp(), _typeof(TestUtils.__get_primals(args)); safety_on)
+end
 
 """
     build_rrule(interp::PInterp{C}, sig::Type{<:Tuple}; safety_on=false) where {C}
@@ -736,7 +738,14 @@ for `rrule!!` for more info.
 
 If `safety_on` is `true`, then all calls to rules are replaced with calls to `SafeRRule`s.
 """
-function build_rrule(interp::PInterp{C}, sig::Type{<:Tuple}; safety_on=false) where {C}
+function build_rrule(
+    interp::PInterp{C}, sig::Type{<:Tuple}; safety_on=false, silence_safety_messages=true
+) where {C}
+
+    # If we're compiling in safe mode, let the user know by default.
+    if !silence_safety_messages
+        @info "Compiling rule for $sig in safe mode. Disable for best performance."
+    end
 
     # Reset id count. This ensures that the IDs generated are the same each time this
     # function runs.