Maxtemp triggered (no replies)

Hello All,

as soon as I connect via Pronterface I get the following error from my hotend thermistor:

Error:Temperature heated bed switched off. MAXTEMP triggered !!
Error:Printer stopped due to errors. Fix the error and use M999 to restart.

My Marlin settings are configured correctly for the thermistor that I am using:

#define TEMP_SENSOR_0 1
#define TEMP_SENSOR_1 0
#define TEMP_SENSOR_2 0
#define TEMP_SENSOR_BED 1

When I switch the extruder thermistor with the heat bed thermistor I get an accurate reading from the heatbed, spo I'm thinking the problem is with the thermistor.

So, can I assume my hotend thermistor is the problem? is it short-circuited?

I'm a noob, apologies