diff --git a/qiskit/quantum_info/operators/channel/transformations.py b/qiskit/quantum_info/operators/channel/transformations.py
index 7e94a9ccdb69..a42ca80a06d7 100644
--- a/qiskit/quantum_info/operators/channel/transformations.py
+++ b/qiskit/quantum_info/operators/channel/transformations.py
@@ -208,7 +208,10 @@ def _choi_to_kraus(data, input_dim, output_dim, atol=ATOL_DEFAULT):
     # Check if hermitian matrix
     if is_hermitian_matrix(data, atol=atol):
         # Get eigen-decomposition of Choi-matrix
-        w, v = la.eigh(data)
+        # This should be a call to la.eigh, but there is an OpenBlas
+        # threading issue that is causing segfaults.
+        w, v = la.eig(data)
+        w = w.real
         # Check eigenvalues are non-negative
         if len(w[w < -atol]) == 0:
             # CP-map Kraus representation
diff --git a/test/python/quantum_info/operators/channel/test_kraus.py b/test/python/quantum_info/operators/channel/test_kraus.py
index de4443ec7def..b75c3c525bf9 100644
--- a/test/python/quantum_info/operators/channel/test_kraus.py
+++ b/test/python/quantum_info/operators/channel/test_kraus.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 import numpy as np
 from numpy.testing import assert_allclose
 
-from qiskit import QiskitError
+from qiskit import QiskitError, QuantumCircuit, QuantumRegister
 from qiskit.quantum_info.states import DensityMatrix
-from qiskit.quantum_info.operators.channel import Kraus
+from qiskit.quantum_info import Kraus, Operator
 from .channel_test_case import ChannelTestCase
 
 
@@ -62,10 +62,19 @@ def test_init(self):
 
     def test_circuit_init(self):
         """Test initialization from a circuit."""
-        circuit, target = self.simple_circuit_no_measure()
-        op = Kraus(circuit)
-        target = Kraus(target)
-        self.assertEqual(op, target)
+        unitary_x = np.array([[0, 1], [1, 0]])
+        unitary_h = np.array([[1, 1], [1, -1]]) / np.sqrt(2)
+        y90 = (1 / np.sqrt(2)) * np.array([[1, -1], [1, 1]])
+
+        target = Operator(np.kron(y90, np.kron(unitary_x, unitary_h)))
+        qr = QuantumRegister(3)
+        circ = QuantumCircuit(qr)
+        circ.h(qr[0])
+        circ.x(qr[1])
+        circ.ry(np.pi / 2, qr[2])
+
+        ans = np.linalg.norm((Kraus(circ)-Kraus(target)).data)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(ans, 0.0)
 
     def test_circuit_init_except(self):
         """Test initialization from circuit with measure raises exception."""
diff --git a/test/python/quantum_info/operators/channel/test_stinespring.py b/test/python/quantum_info/operators/channel/test_stinespring.py
index 5a2d1a5850a0..7bcf43c31427 100644
--- a/test/python/quantum_info/operators/channel/test_stinespring.py
+++ b/test/python/quantum_info/operators/channel/test_stinespring.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 import numpy as np
 from numpy.testing import assert_allclose
 
-from qiskit import QiskitError
+from qiskit import QiskitError, QuantumCircuit, QuantumRegister
 from qiskit.quantum_info.states import DensityMatrix
-from qiskit.quantum_info.operators.channel import Stinespring
+from qiskit.quantum_info import Stinespring, Operator
 from .channel_test_case import ChannelTestCase
 
 
@@ -56,10 +56,19 @@ def test_init(self):
 
     def test_circuit_init(self):
         """Test initialization from a circuit."""
-        circuit, target = self.simple_circuit_no_measure()
-        op = Stinespring(circuit)
-        target = Stinespring(target)
-        self.assertEqual(op, target)
+        unitary_x = np.array([[0, 1], [1, 0]])
+        unitary_h = np.array([[1, 1], [1, -1]]) / np.sqrt(2)
+        y90 = (1 / np.sqrt(2)) * np.array([[1, -1], [1, 1]])
+
+        target = Operator(np.kron(y90, np.kron(unitary_x, unitary_h)))
+        qr = QuantumRegister(3)
+        circ = QuantumCircuit(qr)
+        circ.h(qr[0])
+        circ.x(qr[1])
+        circ.ry(np.pi / 2, qr[2])
+
+        ans = np.linalg.norm((Stinespring(circ)-Stinespring(target)).data)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(ans, 0.0)
 
     def test_circuit_init_except(self):
         """Test initialization from circuit with measure raises exception."""