diff --git a/moto/awslambda/models.py b/moto/awslambda/models.py
index f591ebb9a..0a8760964 100644
--- a/moto/awslambda/models.py
+++ b/moto/awslambda/models.py
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ class LambdaFunction(object):
         self.memory_size = spec.get('MemorySize', 128)
         self.publish = spec.get('Publish', False) # this is ignored currently
         self.timeout = spec.get('Timeout', 3)
-        self.vpc_config = spec.get('VpcConfig', {})
+
+        # this isn't finished yet. it needs to find out the VpcId value
+        self._vpc_config = spec.get('VpcConfig', {'SubnetIds': [], 'SecurityGroupIds': []})
 
         # auto-generated
         self.version = '$LATEST'
@@ -37,6 +39,13 @@ class LambdaFunction(object):
             self.code_sha_256 = 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa'
         self.function_arn = 'arn:aws:lambda:123456789012:function:{}'.format(self.function_name)
 
+    @property
+    def vpc_config(self):
+        config = self._vpc_config.copy()
+        if config['SecurityGroupIds']:
+            config.update({"VpcId": "vpc-123abc"})
+        return config
+
     def __repr__(self):
         return json.dumps(self.get_configuration())
 
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 0e2d603d6..d2e70ba89 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ coverage
 freezegun
 flask
 boto3>=1.2.3
+botocore>=1.3.26
 six
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_awslambda/__init__.py b/tests/test_awslambda/__init__.py
index e4d254ddf..445530ab9 100644
--- a/tests/test_awslambda/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/test_awslambda/__init__.py
@@ -37,12 +37,10 @@ def test_create_function_from_aws_bucket():
         Timeout=3,
         MemorySize=128,
         Publish=True,
-        # boto3 doesnt support it
-        # VpcConfig={
-        #     "SecurityGroupIds": ["sg-123abc"],
-        #     "SubnetIds": ["subnet-123abc"],
-        #     "VpcId": "vpc-123abc"
-        # },
+        VpcConfig={
+            "SecurityGroupIds": ["sg-123abc"],
+            "SubnetIds": ["subnet-123abc"],
+        },
     )
     result.should.equal({
         'FunctionName': 'testFunction',
@@ -57,12 +55,11 @@ def test_create_function_from_aws_bucket():
         'LastModified': '2015-01-01 00:00:00',
         'CodeSha256': 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa',
         'Version': '$LATEST',
-        # boto3 doesnt support it
-        # VpcConfig={
-        #     "SecurityGroupIds": ["sg-123abc"],
-        #     "SubnetIds": ["subnet-123abc"],
-        #     "VpcId": "vpc-123abc"
-        # },
+        'VpcConfig': {
+            "SecurityGroupIds": ["sg-123abc"],
+            "SubnetIds": ["subnet-123abc"],
+            "VpcId": "vpc-123abc"
+        },
 
         'ResponseMetadata': {'HTTPStatusCode': 201},
     })
@@ -93,12 +90,6 @@ def handler(event, context):
         Timeout=3,
         MemorySize=128,
         Publish=True,
-        # boto3 doesnt support it
-        # VpcConfig={
-        #     "SecurityGroupIds": ["sg-123abc"],
-        #     "SubnetIds": ["subnet-123abc"],
-        #     "VpcId": "vpc-123abc"
-        # },
     )
     result.should.equal({
         'FunctionName': 'testFunction',
@@ -113,12 +104,10 @@ def handler(event, context):
         'LastModified': '2015-01-01 00:00:00',
         'CodeSha256': hashlib.sha256(zip_content).hexdigest(),
         'Version': '$LATEST',
-        # boto3 doesnt support it
-        # VpcConfig={
-        #     "SecurityGroupIds": ["sg-123abc"],
-        #     "SubnetIds": ["subnet-123abc"],
-        #     "VpcId": "vpc-123abc"
-        # },
+        'VpcConfig': {
+            "SecurityGroupIds": [],
+            "SubnetIds": [],
+        },
 
         'ResponseMetadata': {'HTTPStatusCode': 201},
     })
@@ -164,15 +153,10 @@ def test_get_function():
             "Runtime": "python2.7",
             "Timeout": 3,
             "Version": '$LATEST',
-            # "VpcConfig": {
-            #     "SecurityGroupIds": [
-            #         "string"
-            #     ],
-            #     "SubnetIds": [
-            #         "string"
-            #     ],
-            #     "VpcId": "string"
-            # }
+            "VpcConfig": {
+                "SecurityGroupIds": [],
+                "SubnetIds": [],
+            }
         },
         'ResponseMetadata': {'HTTPStatusCode': 200},
     })
@@ -250,15 +234,10 @@ def test_list_create_list_get_delete_list():
             "Runtime": "python2.7",
             "Timeout": 3,
             "Version": '$LATEST',
-            # "VpcConfig": {
-            #     "SecurityGroupIds": [
-            #         "string"
-            #     ],
-            #     "SubnetIds": [
-            #         "string"
-            #     ],
-            #     "VpcId": "string"
-            # }
+            "VpcConfig": {
+                "SecurityGroupIds": [],
+                "SubnetIds": [],
+            }
         },
         'ResponseMetadata': {'HTTPStatusCode': 200},
     }