diff --git a/lib/jnpr/junos/utils/sw.py b/lib/jnpr/junos/utils/sw.py
index 71e322ef9..0231ff383 100644
--- a/lib/jnpr/junos/utils/sw.py
+++ b/lib/jnpr/junos/utils/sw.py
@@ -999,6 +999,8 @@ def _progress(report):
                         for x in self._RE_list
                         if re.search(r"(\d+)", x)
                     ]
+                    vc_members.remove(self.dev.facts["vc_master"])
+                    vc_members.insert(len(vc_members), self.dev.facts["vc_master"])
                     for vc_id in vc_members:
                         if vc_id in member_id:
                             _progress(
@@ -1031,6 +1033,8 @@ def _progress(report):
                         for x in self._RE_list
                         if re.search(r"(\d+)", x)
                     ]
+                    vc_members.remove(self.dev.facts["vc_master"])
+                    vc_members.insert(len(vc_members), self.dev.facts["vc_master"])
                     for vc_id in vc_members:
                         _progress(
                             "installing software on VC member: {} ... please "
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_sw.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_sw.py
index 0d658afa7..113cd02e6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_sw.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_sw.py
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ def test_sw_install_multi_vc(self, mock_pkgadd):
     @patch("jnpr.junos.utils.sw.SW.pkgadd")
     def test_sw_install_multi_vc_member_id(self, mock_pkgadd):
         mock_pkgadd.return_value = True, "msg"
+        self.dev.facts["vc_master"] = '0'
         self.sw._multi_RE = True
         self.sw._multi_VC = True
         self.sw._RE_list = ("version_RE0", "version_RE1")
@@ -684,6 +685,7 @@ def test_sw_install_multi_vc_member_id(self, mock_pkgadd):
     @patch("jnpr.junos.utils.sw.SW.pkgadd")
     def test_sw_install_multi_vc_multiple_member_id(self, mock_pkgadd):
         mock_pkgadd.return_value = True, "msg"
+        self.dev.facts["vc_master"] = '0'
         self.sw._multi_RE = False
         self.sw._multi_VC_nsync = True
         self.sw._RE_list = ("version_RE0", "version_RE1")
@@ -692,6 +694,7 @@ def test_sw_install_multi_vc_multiple_member_id(self, mock_pkgadd):
     @patch("jnpr.junos.utils.sw.SW.pkgadd")
     def test_sw_install_mixed_vc(self, mock_pkgadd):
         mock_pkgadd.return_value = True
+        self.dev.facts["vc_master"] = '0'
         self.sw._mixed_VC = True
         self.sw._RE_list = ("version_RE0", "version_RE1")
         self.assertTrue(self.sw.install(pkg_set=["abc.tgz", "pqr.tgz"], no_copy=True))