diff --git a/.changelog/3417.txt b/.changelog/3417.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e835702453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/3417.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+resource/tencentcloud_vpn_connection: optmize nil id value
+```
diff --git a/tencentcloud/services/vpn/resource_tc_vpn_connection.go b/tencentcloud/services/vpn/resource_tc_vpn_connection.go
index f42e89278f..02b836d922 100644
--- a/tencentcloud/services/vpn/resource_tc_vpn_connection.go
+++ b/tencentcloud/services/vpn/resource_tc_vpn_connection.go
@@ -647,10 +647,8 @@ func resourceTencentCloudVpnConnectionCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interf
 			log.Printf("[CRITAL]%s create VPN connection failed, reason:%s\n", logId, err.Error())
 			return err
 		}
-	}
-
-	if vpnConnectionId == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("VPN connection id is nil.")
+	} else {
+		vpnConnectionId = *response.Response.VpnConnection.VpnConnectionId
 	}
 
 	d.SetId(vpnConnectionId)