Not A Naïve Guy
El Chapo was not a naïve guy, and while he was hiding out at the house of one of his henchmen, he showed extreme caution to avoid being discovered. He was making an effort to do all of his movements precisely without making any noise. It had been quite some time since he had had the good fortune of being unnoticed.
The only thing that was holding him back was the worry that he would be betrayed again, since he had already experienced the most shocking and disheartening kind of betrayal in the course of his actions.