diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c3140f1d..100b2372a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ NOTES:
 * update the provider dependency on the terraform SDK 2 to the release v2.24.1
 * update the go release to use the 1.18
 
+BUG FIXES:
+
+* For virtual network resource type `ovswitch` attributes `vlan_id` and `automatic_vlan_id` are optional
+
 # 1.1.1 (January 30th, 2023)
 
 BUG FIXES:
diff --git a/opennebula/resource_opennebula_virtual_network.go b/opennebula/resource_opennebula_virtual_network.go
index b07a63e51..431de065d 100644
--- a/opennebula/resource_opennebula_virtual_network.go
+++ b/opennebula/resource_opennebula_virtual_network.go
@@ -406,9 +406,8 @@ func changeVNetGroup(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func validVlanType(intype string) int {
-	vlanType := []string{"802.1Q", "vxlan", "ovswitch"}
-	return inArray(intype, vlanType)
+func mandatoryVLAN(intype string) bool {
+	return inArray(intype, []string{"802.1Q", "vxlan"}) >= 0
 }
 
 func resourceOpennebulaVirtualNetworkCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) diag.Diagnostics {
@@ -804,7 +803,7 @@ func generateVn(d *schema.ResourceData) (string, error) {
 	tpl.Add(vnk.Name, vnname)
 	tpl.Add(vnk.VNMad, vnmad)
 
-	if validVlanType(vnmad) >= 0 {
+	if mandatoryVLAN(vnmad) {
 		if d.Get("automatic_vlan_id") == true {
 			tpl.Add("AUTOMATIC_VLAN_ID", "YES")
 		} else if vlanid, ok := d.GetOk("vlan_id"); ok {