diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c7050bcd5..652dd0a22 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ targetCompatibility = "1.7"
 
 repositories {
   jcenter()
-
-  // Needed for mlcp and its Hadoop dependencies
-  maven {url "http://developer.marklogic.com/maven2/"}
-  maven {url "http://repository.cloudera.com/artifactory/cloudera-repos/" }
-
   mavenLocal() // Used for local development only
 }
 
@@ -87,11 +82,11 @@ pluginBundle {
       displayName = 'ml-gradle for MarkLogic'
       description = 'Gradle plugin for configuring and deploying applications to MarkLogic'
       tags = ['marklogic']
-      version = "2.3.2"
+      version = "2.3.3"
     }
   }
 
   mavenCoordinates {
-    version = "2.3.2"
+    version = "2.3.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/mlcp-project/build.gradle b/examples/mlcp-project/build.gradle
index 159fe9f71..f7ef9bfd9 100644
--- a/examples/mlcp-project/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/mlcp-project/build.gradle
@@ -4,10 +4,18 @@
  * JavaExec task that exposes a number of mlcp arguments as task attributes.
  */
 
-plugins {
-	id "com.marklogic.ml-gradle" version "2.3.0"
+buildscript {
+	repositories {
+		jcenter()
+		mavenLocal()
+	}
+	dependencies {
+		classpath "com.marklogic:ml-gradle:2.3.3"
+	}
 }
 
+apply plugin: "com.marklogic.ml-gradle"
+
 repositories {
 	jcenter()
 
@@ -92,7 +100,7 @@ task importSemicolonDelimitedText(type: com.marklogic.gradle.task.MlcpTask) {
 	input_file_type = "delimited_text"
 	output_uri_replace = ".*data,'/'"
 	output_permissions = "rest-reader,read,rest-writer,update"
-	args = ["-delimiter", ";"]
+	delimiter = ";"
 }
 
 /**
@@ -109,5 +117,5 @@ task exportSampleData(type: com.marklogic.gradle.task.MlcpTask) {
 	password = "admin" // defaults to mlRestAdminPassword, which defaults to mlPassword
 	database = mlAppConfig.contentDatabaseName
 	output_file_path = "data/export"
-	args = ["-collection_filter", "sample-import"]
+	collection_filter = "sample-import"
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1923c7ddf..d912fec04 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group=com.marklogic
-version=2.3.2
+version=2.3.3
 mlAppDeployerDependency=com.marklogic:ml-app-deployer:2.3.0
-mlcpUtilDependency=com.marklogic:mlcp-util:0.2.0
+mlcpUtilDependency=com.marklogic:mlcp-util:0.3.0
 
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/marklogic/gradle/task/MlcpTask.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/marklogic/gradle/task/MlcpTask.groovy
index 1ec57ea45..3222b1a5b 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/marklogic/gradle/task/MlcpTask.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/marklogic/gradle/task/MlcpTask.groovy
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ import com.marklogic.appdeployer.AppConfig
 
 
 /**
- * Provides parameters for some, but not all, mlcp arguments. Arguments that aren't supported can be passed in
- * via JavaExec's "args" property. The main benefit of using this class is that it assumes usage of the connection
- * properties found in the mlAppConfig project property.
- * 
- * Note that this defaults to using appConfig.restAdminUsername and appConfig.restAdminPassword. That user may not 
+ * Delegates properties to an instance of MlcpBean, which has properties for all MLCP arguments (and if it's out of date
+ * and missing one, you can pass them via this class's args property that's inherited from JavaExec). This task
+ * will also default the host/port to the values defined in the mlAppConfig instance populated by the plugin.
+ *
+ * Note that this defaults to using appConfig.restAdminUsername and appConfig.restAdminPassword. That user may not
  * have permission to perform the mlcp operation you wish to perform. In that case, just set the username/password
- * parameters of this task for the appropriate user.  
+ * parameters of this task for the appropriate user.
  */
 class MlcpTask extends JavaExec {
 
@@ -61,11 +61,25 @@ class MlcpTask extends JavaExec {
             }
         }
 
-        println "mlcp arguments, excluding password: " + newArgs
-        
+		// Ensure connection arguments are present
+		if (!newArgs.contains("-host")) {
+			newArgs.add("-host")
+			newArgs.add(config.getHost())
+		}
+		if (!newArgs.contains("-port")) {
+			newArgs.add("-port")
+			newArgs.add("8000")
+		}
+		if (!newArgs.contains("-username")) {
+			newArgs.add("-username")
+			newArgs.add(config.getRestAdminUsername())
+		}
+
+		println "mlcp arguments, excluding password: " + newArgs
+
         newArgs.add("-password")
         newArgs.add(password ? password : config.getRestAdminPassword())
-        
+
         setArgs(newArgs)
 
         super.exec()