diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_vlan.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_vlan.py
index 681d6cec3d..fc9f37be23 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_vlan.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_vlan.py
@@ -121,10 +121,11 @@ except ImportError:
     from xml.etree.ElementTree import tostring
 
 USE_PERSISTENT_CONNECTION = True
+DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION = "configured by junos_vlan"
 
 
 def validate_vlan_id(value, module):
-    if not 1 <= value <= 4094:
+    if value and not 1 <= value <= 4094:
         module.fail_json(msg='vlan_id must be between 1 and 4094')
 
 
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ def main():
     element_spec = dict(
         name=dict(),
         vlan_id=dict(type='int'),
-        description=dict(),
+        description=dict(default=DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION),
         interfaces=dict(),
         state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
         active=dict(default=True, type='bool')
@@ -152,15 +153,12 @@ def main():
 
     aggregate_spec = deepcopy(element_spec)
     aggregate_spec['name'] = dict(required=True)
-    aggregate_spec['vlan_id'] = dict(required=True, type='int')
 
     # remove default in aggregate spec, to handle common arguments
     remove_default_spec(aggregate_spec)
 
-    required_together = [['name', 'vlan_id']]
-
     argument_spec = dict(
-        aggregate=dict(type='list', elements='dict', options=aggregate_spec, required_together=required_together)
+        aggregate=dict(type='list', elements='dict', options=aggregate_spec)
     )
 
     argument_spec.update(element_spec)
@@ -171,7 +169,6 @@ def main():
 
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
                            required_one_of=required_one_of,
-                           required_together=required_together,
                            mutually_exclusive=mutually_exclusive,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/junos_vlan/tests/netconf/basic.yaml b/test/integration/targets/junos_vlan/tests/netconf/basic.yaml
index 72815208ae..6b51859594 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/junos_vlan/tests/netconf/basic.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/junos_vlan/tests/netconf/basic.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 - name: setup - remove vlan
   junos_vlan:
-    vlan_id: 100
     name: test-vlan
     description: test vlan
     state: absent
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@
   junos_vlan:
     aggregate:
       - { vlan_id: 159, name: test_vlan_1, description: test vlan-1 }
-      - { vlan_id: 160, name: test_vlan_2, description: test vlan-2 }
+      - name: test_vlan_2
     provider: "{{ netconf }}"
   register: result
 
@@ -127,13 +126,13 @@
       - result.diff.prepared | search("\+ *test_vlan_1")
       - result.diff.prepared | search("\+ *vlan-id 159")
       - result.diff.prepared | search("\+ *test_vlan_2")
-      - result.diff.prepared | search("\+ *vlan-id 160")
+      - result.diff.prepared | search("\+ *description \"configured by junos_vlan\"")
 
 - name: Deactivate vlan configuration using aggregate
   junos_vlan:
     aggregate:
       - { vlan_id: 159, name: test_vlan_1, description: test vlan-1 }
-      - { vlan_id: 160, name: test_vlan_2, description: test vlan-2 }
+      - name: test_vlan_2
     active: False
     provider: "{{ netconf }}"
   register: result
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@
   junos_vlan:
     aggregate:
       - { vlan_id: 159, name: test_vlan_1, description: test vlan-1 }
-      - { vlan_id: 160, name: test_vlan_2, description: test vlan-2 }
+      - name: test_vlan_2
     active: True
     provider: "{{ netconf }}"
   register: result
@@ -164,8 +163,7 @@
     aggregate:
       - vlan_id: 159
         name: test_vlan_1
-      - vlan_id: 160
-        name: test_vlan_2
+      - name: test_vlan_2
     state: absent
     provider: "{{ netconf }}"
   register: result
@@ -176,13 +174,13 @@
       - result.diff.prepared | search("\- *test_vlan_1")
       - result.diff.prepared | search("\- *vlan-id 159")
       - result.diff.prepared | search("\- *test_vlan_2")
-      - result.diff.prepared | search("\- *vlan-id 160")
 
 - name: Delete vlan configuration using aggregate (idempotent)
   junos_vlan:
     aggregate:
-      - { vlan_id: 159, name: test_vlan_1, state: absent }
-      - { vlan_id: 160, name: test_vlan_2, state: absent }
+      - { vlan_id: 159, name: test_vlan_1 }
+      - name: test_vlan_2
+    state: absent
     provider: "{{ netconf }}"
   register: result