diff --git a/cmd/database.go b/cmd/database.go
index 3a210e55..4dc30f9e 100644
--- a/cmd/database.go
+++ b/cmd/database.go
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ var databaseUpdate = &cobra.Command{
 		label, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("label")
 		tag, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("tag")
 		vpc, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("vpc-id")
+		vpcSet := cmd.Flags().Lookup("vpc-id").Changed
 		maintenanceDOW, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("maintenance-dow")
 		maintenanceTime, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("maintenance-time")
 		clusterTimeZone, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("cluster-time-zone")
@@ -527,7 +528,6 @@ var databaseUpdate = &cobra.Command{
 			Plan:                plan,
 			Label:               label,
 			Tag:                 tag,
-			VPCID:               govultr.StringToStringPtr(vpc),
 			MaintenanceDOW:      maintenanceDOW,
 			MaintenanceTime:     maintenanceTime,
 			ClusterTimeZone:     clusterTimeZone,
@@ -537,6 +537,10 @@ var databaseUpdate = &cobra.Command{
 			RedisEvictionPolicy: redisEvictionPolicy,
 		}
 
+		if vpcSet {
+			opt.VPCID = govultr.StringToStringPtr(vpc)
+		}
+
 		if mysqlRequirePrimaryKeySet && mysqlRequirePrimaryKey {
 			opt.MySQLRequirePrimaryKey = govultr.BoolToBoolPtr(true)
 		} else if mysqlRequirePrimaryKeySet && !mysqlRequirePrimaryKey {