diff --git a/src/callback_tracking.jl b/src/callback_tracking.jl
index 85a83c880..ba5a98d89 100644
--- a/src/callback_tracking.jl
+++ b/src/callback_tracking.jl
@@ -206,28 +206,40 @@ function _setup_reverse_callbacks(cb::Union{ContinuousCallback, DiscreteCallback
 
     cb.save_positions == [1, 0] && error("save_positions=[1,0] is currently not supported.")
 
+    # event times
+    times = if typeof(cb) <: DiscreteCallback
+        cb.affect!.event_times
+    else
+        [cb.affect!.event_times; cb.affect_neg!.event_times]
+    end
+
+    # precompute w and wp to generate a tape
+    if cb isa DiscreteCallback
+        w, wp = setup_w_wp(cb, true, nothing, nothing)
+    elseif cb isa ContinuousCallback
+        # compile a tape for pos and neg
+        w, wp = [setup_w_wp(cb, pos_neg, nothing, nothing) for pos_neg in (true, false)]
+    else
+        # cb isa VectorContinuousCallback
+        # compile a tape for pos/neg and all event indices
+        w, wp = [setup_w_wp(cb, pos_neg, event_idx, nothing) for pos_neg in (true, false)
+                 for event_idx in 1:(cb.len)]
+    end
+
     function affect!(integrator)
         indx, pos_neg = get_indx(cb, integrator.t)
         tprev = get_tprev(cb, indx, pos_neg)
         event_idx = cb isa VectorContinuousCallback ? get_event_idx(cb, indx, pos_neg) :
                     nothing
 
-        w = let tprev = tprev, pos_neg = pos_neg, event_idx = event_idx
-            function (du, u, p, t)
-                _affect! = get_affect!(cb, pos_neg)
-                fakeinteg = FakeIntegrator([x for x in u], [x for x in p], t, tprev)
-                if cb isa VectorContinuousCallback
-                    _affect!(fakeinteg, event_idx)
-                else
-                    _affect!(fakeinteg)
-                end
-                du .= fakeinteg.u
-            end
-        end
+        # how can we make sure tprev didn't change, so precompiled tape is correct?
+        w, wp = setup_w_wp(cb, pos_neg, event_idx, tprev)
+
         S = integrator.f.f # get the sensitivity function
 
         # Create a fake sensitivity function to do the vjps
         @assert sensealg.autojacvec isa ReverseDiffVJP
+        # update diffcache here to use the correct precompiled callback tape?
         fakeS = CallbackSensitivityFunction(w, sensealg, S.diffcache, integrator.sol.prob)
 
         du = first(get_tmp_cache(integrator))
@@ -282,18 +294,6 @@ function _setup_reverse_callbacks(cb::Union{ContinuousCallback, DiscreteCallback
         if update_p
             # changes in parameters
             if !(sensealg isa QuadratureAdjoint)
-                wp = let tprev = tprev, pos_neg = pos_neg, event_idx = event_idx
-                    function (dp, p, u, t)
-                        _affect! = get_affect!(cb, pos_neg)
-                        fakeinteg = FakeIntegrator([x for x in u], [x for x in p], t, tprev)
-                        if cb isa VectorContinuousCallback
-                            _affect!(fakeinteg, event_idx)
-                        else
-                            _affect!(fakeinteg)
-                        end
-                        dp .= fakeinteg.p
-                    end
-                end
                 fakeSp = CallbackSensitivityFunction(wp, sensealg, S.diffcache,
                                                      integrator.sol.prob)
                 #vjp with Jacobin given by dw/dp before event and vector given by grad
@@ -330,12 +330,6 @@ function _setup_reverse_callbacks(cb::Union{ContinuousCallback, DiscreteCallback
         end
     end
 
-    times = if typeof(cb) <: DiscreteCallback
-        cb.affect!.event_times
-    else
-        [cb.affect!.event_times; cb.affect_neg!.event_times]
-    end
-
     PresetTimeCallback(times,
                        affect!,
                        save_positions = (false, false))
@@ -350,6 +344,35 @@ function _setup_reverse_callbacks(cb::Union{ContinuousCallback, DiscreteCallback
     cb
 end
 
+function setup_w_wp(cb, pos_neg, event_idx, tprev)
+    w = let tprev = tprev, pos_neg = pos_neg, event_idx = event_idx
+        function (du, u, p, t)
+            _affect! = get_affect!(cb, pos_neg)
+            fakeinteg = FakeIntegrator([x for x in u], [x for x in p], t, tprev)
+            if cb isa VectorContinuousCallback
+                _affect!(fakeinteg, event_idx)
+            else
+                _affect!(fakeinteg)
+            end
+            du .= fakeinteg.u
+        end
+    end
+
+    wp = let tprev = tprev, pos_neg = pos_neg, event_idx = event_idx
+        function (dp, p, u, t)
+            _affect! = get_affect!(cb, pos_neg)
+            fakeinteg = FakeIntegrator([x for x in u], [x for x in p], t, tprev)
+            if cb isa VectorContinuousCallback
+                _affect!(fakeinteg, event_idx)
+            else
+                _affect!(fakeinteg)
+            end
+            dp .= fakeinteg.p
+        end
+    end
+    return w, wp
+end
+
 get_indx(cb::DiscreteCallback, t) = (searchsortedfirst(cb.affect!.event_times, t), true)
 function get_indx(cb::Union{ContinuousCallback, VectorContinuousCallback}, t)
     if !isempty(cb.affect!.event_times) || !isempty(cb.affect_neg!.event_times)