diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vpc/UpdateVPCCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vpc/UpdateVPCCmd.java
index 2cc3c98b087..a6410214cc3 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vpc/UpdateVPCCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vpc/UpdateVPCCmd.java
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ public class UpdateVPCCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd{
     //////////////// API parameters /////////////////////
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ID, type=CommandType.UUID, entityType=VpcResponse.class,
+    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ID, type=CommandType.UUID, entityType=VpcResponse.class, required=true,
             description="the id of the VPC")
     private Long id;
 
-    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.NAME, type=CommandType.STRING, description="the name of the VPC")
+    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.NAME, type=CommandType.STRING, description="the name of the VPC", required=true)
     private String vpcName;
 
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.DISPLAY_TEXT, type=CommandType.STRING, description="the display text of the VPC")