diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vxlan_vtep.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vxlan_vtep.py
index 6f8046492e..65f98b7f2a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vxlan_vtep.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vxlan_vtep.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ options:
       - Administratively shutdown the NVE interface.
     required: false
     choices: ['true','false']
-    default: false
+    default: true
   source_interface:
     description:
       - Specify the loopback interface whose IP address should be
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ commands:
 '''
 
 import re
+
 from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.nxos import get_config, load_config
 from ansible.module_utils.network.nxos.nxos import nxos_argument_spec, check_args
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ PARAM_TO_COMMAND_KEYMAP = {
 PARAM_TO_DEFAULT_KEYMAP = {
     'description': False,
     'shutdown': True,
+    'source_interface_hold_down_time': '180',
 }
 
 
@@ -270,7 +272,6 @@ def main():
         shutdown=dict(required=False, type='bool'),
         source_interface=dict(required=False, type='str'),
         source_interface_hold_down_time=dict(required=False, type='str'),
-        m_facts=dict(required=False, default=False, type='bool'),
         state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present', required=False),
     )
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_vxlan_vtep/tests/common/sanity.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_vxlan_vtep/tests/common/sanity.yaml
index 0b58c9aa59..2c7a41596a 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/nxos_vxlan_vtep/tests/common/sanity.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_vxlan_vtep/tests/common/sanity.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- - debug: msg="START connection={{ ansible_connection }} nxos_vxlan_vtep sanity test"
+- debug: msg="START connection={{ ansible_connection }} nxos_vxlan_vtep sanity test"
 - debug: msg="Using provider={{ connection.transport }}"
   when: ansible_connection == "local"
 
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
     - name: configure vxlan_vtep
       nxos_vxlan_vtep: &configure9
         interface: nve1
-        description: default
+        description: "abcd"
         host_reachability: true
         source_interface: Loopback0
         source_interface_hold_down_time: 30
-        shutdown: true
+        shutdown: false
         provider: "{{ connection }}"
       register: result
   
@@ -39,6 +39,25 @@
         that:
           - "result.changed == false"
 
+    - name: reset vxlan_vtep
+      nxos_vxlan_vtep: &def9
+        interface: nve1
+        description: default
+        host_reachability: false
+        source_interface_hold_down_time: default
+        source_interface: default
+        shutdown: true
+        provider: "{{ connection }}"
+      register: result
+  
+    - assert: *true
+  
+    - name: "reset Idempotence"
+      nxos_vxlan_vtep: *def9
+      register: result
+
+    - assert: *false
+
     when: (platform is search('N9K'))
 
   - block:
@@ -48,7 +67,7 @@
         description: default
         host_reachability: true
         source_interface: Loopback0
-        shutdown: true
+        shutdown: false
         provider: "{{ connection }}"
       register: result
   
@@ -64,6 +83,24 @@
         that:
           - "result.changed == false"
 
+    - name: reset vxlan_vtep
+      nxos_vxlan_vtep: &def7
+        interface: nve1
+        description: default
+        host_reachability: false
+        source_interface: default
+        shutdown: true
+        provider: "{{ connection }}"
+      register: result
+  
+    - assert: *true
+  
+    - name: "reset Idempotence"
+      nxos_vxlan_vtep: *def7
+      register: result
+
+    - assert: *false
+
     when: (platform is search('N7K'))
 
   - name: remove vxlan_vtep