diff --git a/oryx/core/interpreters/harvest.py b/oryx/core/interpreters/harvest.py
index 33f9981..f787ce5 100644
--- a/oryx/core/interpreters/harvest.py
+++ b/oryx/core/interpreters/harvest.py
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ def _check_branch_metadata(branch_metadatas):
         raise ValueError(f'Mismatched dtype between branches: \'{name}\'.')
 
 
-def _reap_cond_rule(trace, *tracers, branches, linear):
+def _reap_cond_rule(trace, *tracers, branches, linear=None):
   """Reaps each path of the `cond`."""
   index_tracer, ops_tracers = tracers[0], tracers[1:]
   index_val, ops_vals = tree_util.tree_map(lambda x: x.val,
@@ -1122,11 +1122,17 @@ def _reap_cond_rule(trace, *tracers, branches, linear):
   new_branch_jaxprs, consts, out_trees = (
       lcf._initial_style_jaxprs_with_common_consts(  # pylint: disable=protected-access
           reaped_branches, in_tree, ops_avals, lax.cond_p.name))
-  out = lax.cond_p.bind(
-      index_val,
-      *(tuple(consts) + ops_vals),
-      branches=tuple(new_branch_jaxprs),
-      linear=(False,) * len(tuple(consts) + linear))
+  if linear is None:
+    out = lax.cond_p.bind(
+        index_val,
+        *(tuple(consts) + ops_vals),
+        branches=tuple(new_branch_jaxprs))
+  else:
+    out = lax.cond_p.bind(
+        index_val,
+        *(tuple(consts) + ops_vals),
+        branches=tuple(new_branch_jaxprs),
+        linear=(False,) * len(tuple(consts) + linear))
   out = jax_util.safe_map(trace.pure, out)
   out, reaps, preds = tree_util.tree_unflatten(out_trees[0], out)
   for k, v in reaps.items():
@@ -1558,7 +1564,7 @@ def new_body(*carry):
 plant_custom_rules[lcf.while_p] = _plant_while_rule
 
 
-def _plant_cond_rule(trace, *tracers, branches, linear):
+def _plant_cond_rule(trace, *tracers, branches, linear=None):
   """Injects the same values into both branches of a conditional."""
   index_tracer, ops_tracers = tracers[0], tracers[1:]
   index_val, ops_vals = tree_util.tree_map(lambda x: x.val,
@@ -1584,11 +1590,17 @@ def _plant_cond_rule(trace, *tracers, branches, linear):
   new_branch_jaxprs, consts, _ = (
       lcf._initial_style_jaxprs_with_common_consts(  # pylint: disable=protected-access
           planted_branches, in_tree, ops_avals, lax.cond_p.name))
-  out = lax.cond_p.bind(
-      index_val,
-      *(tuple(consts) + ops_vals),
-      branches=tuple(new_branch_jaxprs),
-      linear=(False,) * len(tuple(consts) + linear))
+  if linear is None:
+    out = lax.cond_p.bind(
+        index_val,
+        *(tuple(consts) + ops_vals),
+        branches=tuple(new_branch_jaxprs))
+  else:
+    out = lax.cond_p.bind(
+        index_val,
+        *(tuple(consts) + ops_vals),
+        branches=tuple(new_branch_jaxprs),
+        linear=(False,) * len(tuple(consts) + linear))
   return jax_util.safe_map(trace.pure, out)