diff --git a/src/vm-repair/HISTORY.rst b/src/vm-repair/HISTORY.rst
index a4b92b5f6c2..ee30596bf7e 100644
--- a/src/vm-repair/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/src/vm-repair/HISTORY.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 Release History
 ===============
 
+0.4.7
+++++++
+Setting subscription account for reset-nic
+
 0.4.6
 ++++++
 Updating the fetch_repair_vm to use the small letters in the query instead of capital letters
diff --git a/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/_help.py b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/_help.py
index 0cd4f156231..c2b1da9455d 100644
--- a/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/_help.py
+++ b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/_help.py
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@
         - name: Reset the VM guest NIC. Specify VM resource group and name.
           text: >
             az vm repair reset-nic -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVM --verbose
+        - name: Reset the VM guest NIC. Specify subscription id, VM resource group and name.
+          text: >
+            az vm repair reset-nic -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVM --subscription mySub --verbose
         - name: Reset the VM guest NIC and auto-start the VM if it is not in running state.
           text: >
             az vm repair reset-nic -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVM --yes --verbose
-        - name: Reset the VM guest NIC. Specify VM resource id.
-          text: >
-            az vm repair reset-nic --ids /subscriptions/MySubscriptionId/resourceGroups/MyResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/MyVM --verbose
 """
diff --git a/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/_params.py b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/_params.py
index 138eb23b819..e6091691ec8 100644
--- a/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/_params.py
+++ b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/_params.py
@@ -50,4 +50,5 @@ def load_arguments(self, _):
         c.argument('preview', help="URL of forked repair script library's map.json https://github.com/{user}/repair-script-library/blob/master/map.json")
 
     with self.argument_context('vm repair reset-nic') as c:
+        c.argument('subscriptionid', help='Subscription id to default subscription using `az account set -s NAME_OR_ID`.')
         c.argument('yes', help='Do not prompt for confirmation to start VM if it is not running.')
diff --git a/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/_validators.py b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/_validators.py
index 88cd839316a..22277011c0b 100644
--- a/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/_validators.py
+++ b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/_validators.py
@@ -176,6 +176,15 @@ def validate_run(cmd, namespace):
 
 def validate_reset_nic(cmd, namespace):
     check_extension_version(EXTENSION_NAME)
+    if namespace._subscription:
+        # setting subscription Id
+        try:
+            set_sub_command = 'az account set --subscription {sid}'.format(sid=namespace._subscription)
+            logger.info('Setting the subscription...\n')
+            _call_az_command(set_sub_command)
+        except AzCommandError as azCommandError:
+            logger.error(azCommandError)
+            raise CLIError('Unexpected error occured while setting the subscription..')
     _validate_and_get_vm(cmd, namespace.resource_group_name, namespace.vm_name)
 
 
diff --git a/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/custom.py b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/custom.py
index 9f999c08748..751ced9b8c3 100644
--- a/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/custom.py
+++ b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/custom.py
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ def reset_nic(cmd, vm_name, resource_group_name, yes=False):
     try:
         # 0) Check if VM is deallocated or off. If it is, ask to run start the VM.
         VM_OFF_MESSAGE = 'VM is not running. The VM must be in running to reset its NIC.\n'
+
         vm_instance_view = get_vm(cmd, resource_group_name, vm_name, 'instanceView')
         VM_started = _check_n_start_vm(vm_name, resource_group_name, not yes, VM_OFF_MESSAGE, vm_instance_view)
         if not VM_started:
diff --git a/src/vm-repair/setup.py b/src/vm-repair/setup.py
index 0a53206fecf..84eee56eec0 100644
--- a/src/vm-repair/setup.py
+++ b/src/vm-repair/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from codecs import open
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-VERSION = "0.4.6"
+VERSION = "0.4.7"
 
 CLASSIFIERS = [
     'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',