diff --git a/examples/abp_pcap_detection/README.md b/examples/abp_pcap_detection/README.md
index 3cfae25aa9..440c3fb783 100644
--- a/examples/abp_pcap_detection/README.md
+++ b/examples/abp_pcap_detection/README.md
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ Alternately, the Morpheus command line could have been used to accomplish the sa
 From the root of the Morpheus repo, run:
 ```bash
 morpheus --log_level INFO --plugin "examples/abp_pcap_detection/abp_pcap_preprocessing.py" \
-    run --use_cpp False --pipeline_batch_size 100000 --model_max_batch_size 100000 \
+    run --pipeline_batch_size 100000 --model_max_batch_size 100000 \
     pipeline-fil --model_fea_length 13 --label=probs \
     from-file --filename examples/data/abp_pcap_dump.jsonlines --filter_null False \
     deserialize \
     pcap-preprocess \
     monitor --description "Preprocessing rate" \
-    inf-triton --model_name "abp-pcap-xgb" --server_url "localhost:8001" --force_convert_inputs=True \
+    inf-triton --model_name "abp-pcap-xgb" --server_url "localhost:8000" \
     monitor --description "Inference rate" --unit inf \
     add-class --label=probs \
     monitor --description "Add classification rate" --unit "add-class" \
diff --git a/examples/abp_pcap_detection/abp_pcap_preprocessing.py b/examples/abp_pcap_detection/abp_pcap_preprocessing.py
index 453dc2a419..59a8060854 100644
--- a/examples/abp_pcap_detection/abp_pcap_preprocessing.py
+++ b/examples/abp_pcap_detection/abp_pcap_preprocessing.py
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ def round_time_kernel(timestamp, rollup_time, secs):
         del df, grouped_df
 
         # Convert the dataframe to cupy the same way cuml does
-        data = cp.asarray(merged_df[fea_cols].to_cupy())
+        # Explicity casting to float32 to match the model's input, and setting row-major as required by Triton
+        data = cp.asarray(merged_df[fea_cols].to_cupy(), order='C', dtype=cp.float32)
         count = data.shape[0]
 
         for col in req_cols:
diff --git a/examples/abp_pcap_detection/run.py b/examples/abp_pcap_detection/run.py
index 18d5c25e5d..8937351d16 100644
--- a/examples/abp_pcap_detection/run.py
+++ b/examples/abp_pcap_detection/run.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 from morpheus.cli.commands import FILE_TYPE_NAMES
 from morpheus.cli.utils import str_to_file_type
 from morpheus.config import Config
-from morpheus.config import CppConfig
 from morpheus.config import PipelineModes
 from morpheus.pipeline.linear_pipeline import LinearPipeline
 from morpheus.stages.general.monitor_stage import MonitorStage
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@
     help=("Iterative mode will emit dataframes one at a time. Otherwise a list of dataframes is emitted. "
           "Iterative mode is good for interleaving source stages."),
 )
-@click.option("--server_url", required=True, help="Tritonserver url.", default="localhost:8001")
+@click.option("--server_url", required=True, help="Tritonserver url.", default="localhost:8000")
 @click.option(
     "--file_type",
     type=click.Choice(FILE_TYPE_NAMES, case_sensitive=False),
@@ -111,8 +110,6 @@ def run_pipeline(
     # Enable the default logger.
     configure_logging(log_level=logging.INFO)
 
-    CppConfig.set_should_use_cpp(False)
-
     # Its necessary to get the global config object and configure it for FIL mode.
     config = Config()
     config.mode = PipelineModes.FIL
@@ -124,8 +121,6 @@ def run_pipeline(
     config.feature_length = model_fea_length
     config.class_labels = ["probs"]
 
-    kwargs = {}
-
     # Create a linear pipeline object.
     pipeline = LinearPipeline(config)
 
@@ -154,13 +149,7 @@ def run_pipeline(
 
     # Add a inference stage.
     # This stage sends inference requests to the Tritonserver and captures the response.
-    pipeline.add_stage(
-        TritonInferenceStage(
-            config,
-            model_name=model_name,
-            server_url=server_url,
-            force_convert_inputs=True,
-        ))
+    pipeline.add_stage(TritonInferenceStage(config, model_name=model_name, server_url=server_url))
 
     # Add a monitor stage.
     # This stage logs the metrics (inf/sec) from the above stage.
@@ -176,7 +165,7 @@ def run_pipeline(
 
     # Add a serialize stage.
     # This stage includes & excludes columns from messages.
-    pipeline.add_stage(SerializeStage(config, **kwargs))
+    pipeline.add_stage(SerializeStage(config))
 
     # Add a monitor stage.
     # This stage logs the metrics (msg/sec) from the above stage.
diff --git a/tests/examples/abp_pcap_detection/test_abp_pcap_preprocessing.py b/tests/examples/abp_pcap_detection/test_abp_pcap_preprocessing.py
index 97443d65d6..90a3c067f4 100755
--- a/tests/examples/abp_pcap_detection/test_abp_pcap_preprocessing.py
+++ b/tests/examples/abp_pcap_detection/test_abp_pcap_preprocessing.py
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ def check_inf_message(msg: MultiInferenceFILMessage,
 
     input__0 = msg.memory.get_tensor('input__0')
     assert input__0.shape == (expected_count, expected_feature_length)
+    assert input__0.dtype == cp.float32
+    assert input__0.strides == (expected_feature_length * 4, 4)
     assert (input__0 == expected_input__0).all()
 
     seq_ids = msg.memory.get_tensor('seq_ids')
@@ -87,10 +89,12 @@ def test_abp_pcap_preprocessing(config: Config, dataset_cudf: DatasetManager,
     input_df = dataset_cudf.get_df(input_file, no_cache=True, filter_nulls=False)
 
     expected_flow_ids = input_df.src_ip + ":" + input_df.src_port + "=" + input_df.dest_ip + ":" + input_df.dest_port
-    expected_input__0 = cp.asarray(
-        np.loadtxt(os.path.join(TEST_DIRS.tests_data_dir, 'examples/abp_pcap_detection/abp_pcap_expected_input_0.csv'),
-                   delimiter=",",
-                   skiprows=0))
+    expected_input__0 = cp.asarray(np.loadtxt(os.path.join(TEST_DIRS.tests_data_dir,
+                                                           'examples/abp_pcap_detection/abp_pcap_expected_input_0.csv'),
+                                              delimiter=",",
+                                              skiprows=0,
+                                              dtype=np.float32),
+                                   order='C')
 
     assert len(input_df) == 20