diff --git a/morpheus/stages/inference/triton_inference_stage.py b/morpheus/stages/inference/triton_inference_stage.py
index e5901363f9..e6c5c0fbb7 100644
--- a/morpheus/stages/inference/triton_inference_stage.py
+++ b/morpheus/stages/inference/triton_inference_stage.py
@@ -781,3 +781,13 @@ def _get_cpp_inference_node(self, builder: mrc.Builder) -> mrc.SegmentObject:
                                             self._needs_logits,
                                             self._input_mapping,
                                             self._output_mapping)
+
+    def _build_single(self, builder: mrc.Builder, input_node: mrc.SegmentObject) -> mrc.SegmentObject:
+        node = super()._build_single(builder, input_node)
+
+        # ensure that the C++ impl only uses a single progress engine
+        if (self._build_cpp_node()):
+            node.launch_options.pe_count = 1
+            node.launch_options.engines_per_pe = 1
+
+        return node