diff --git a/ros2bag/ros2bag/api/__init__.py b/ros2bag/ros2bag/api/__init__.py
index 467daf1fa..cdfbe1734 100644
--- a/ros2bag/ros2bag/api/__init__.py
+++ b/ros2bag/ros2bag/api/__init__.py
@@ -158,35 +158,36 @@ def check_not_negative_int(arg: str) -> int:
         raise ArgumentTypeError('{} is not the valid type (int)'.format(value))
 
 
-def add_standard_reader_args(parser: ArgumentParser, multi: bool = False) -> None:
+def add_standard_reader_args(parser: ArgumentParser, multiple_readers: bool = False) -> None:
     """
     Add arguments for one of multiple input bags.
 
     :param parser: the parser
-    :param multi: whether this is part of a verb that takes in multiple input bags
+    :param multiple_readers: whether this is part of a verb that takes in multiple input bags
     """
-    # If multi, let user provide an input bag path using an optional positional arg, but require
-    # them to use --input to provide an input bag with a specific storage ID
+    # If multiple readers, let user provide an input bag path using an optional positional arg, but
+    # require them to use --input to provide an input bag with a specific storage ID
 
     reader_choices = rosbag2_py.get_registered_readers()
-    bag_help_multi_str = ''
-    storage_help_multi_str = ''
-    if multi:
-        bag_help_multi_str = ' Use --input to provide an input bag with a specific storage ID.'
-        storage_help_multi_str = \
+    bag_help_multiple_readers_str = ''
+    storage_help_multiple_readers_str = ''
+    if multiple_readers:
+        bag_help_multiple_readers_str = \
+            ' Use --input to provide an input bag with a specific storage ID.'
+        storage_help_multiple_readers_str = \
             ' (deprecated: use --input to provide an input bag with a specific storage ID)'
     parser.add_argument(
         'bag_path',
-        nargs='?' if multi else None,
+        nargs='?' if multiple_readers else None,
         type=check_path_exists,
-        help='Bag to open.' + bag_help_multi_str)
+        help='Bag to open.' + bag_help_multiple_readers_str)
     parser.add_argument(
         '-s', '--storage', default='', choices=reader_choices,
         help='Storage implementation of bag. '
              'By default attempts to detect automatically - use this argument to override.'
-             + storage_help_multi_str)
+             + storage_help_multiple_readers_str)
 
-    if multi:
+    if multiple_readers:
         add_multi_bag_input_arg(parser, required=False)
 
 
diff --git a/ros2bag/ros2bag/verb/play.py b/ros2bag/ros2bag/verb/play.py
index ae8d70e3c..c33317114 100644
--- a/ros2bag/ros2bag/verb/play.py
+++ b/ros2bag/ros2bag/verb/play.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class PlayVerb(VerbExtension):
     """Play back ROS data from a bag."""
 
     def add_arguments(self, parser, cli_name):  # noqa: D102
-        add_standard_reader_args(parser, multi=True)
+        add_standard_reader_args(parser, multiple_readers=True)
         parser.add_argument(
             '--read-ahead-queue-size', type=int, default=1000,
             help='size of message queue rosbag tries to hold in memory to help deterministic '
diff --git a/rosbag2_py/src/rosbag2_py/_transport.cpp b/rosbag2_py/src/rosbag2_py/_transport.cpp
index 648b49318..42aabab52 100644
--- a/rosbag2_py/src/rosbag2_py/_transport.cpp
+++ b/rosbag2_py/src/rosbag2_py/_transport.cpp
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ class Player
   {
     install_signal_handlers();
     try {
-      std::vector<rosbag2_transport::Player::ReaderStorageOptionsPair> bags{};
+      std::vector<rosbag2_transport::Player::ReaderStorageOptionsPair> readers{};
       for (const auto & options : storage_options) {
-        bags.emplace_back(rosbag2_transport::ReaderWriterFactory::make_reader(options), options);
+        readers.emplace_back(rosbag2_transport::ReaderWriterFactory::make_reader(options), options);
       }
       std::shared_ptr<KeyboardHandler> keyboard_handler;
       if (!play_options.disable_keyboard_controls) {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class Player
 #endif
       }
       auto player = std::make_shared<rosbag2_transport::Player>(
-        std::move(bags), std::move(keyboard_handler), play_options);
+        std::move(readers), std::move(keyboard_handler), play_options);
 
       rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor exec;
       exec.add_node(player);
diff --git a/rosbag2_transport/src/rosbag2_transport/player.cpp b/rosbag2_transport/src/rosbag2_transport/player.cpp
index 1243d7821..9b613c207 100644
--- a/rosbag2_transport/src/rosbag2_transport/player.cpp
+++ b/rosbag2_transport/src/rosbag2_transport/player.cpp
@@ -904,12 +904,13 @@ Player::callback_handle_t PlayerImpl::get_new_on_play_msg_callback_handle()
 
 void PlayerImpl::wait_for_filled_queue() const
 {
-  const auto read_ahead_queues_filled = [this]() {
-      bool filled = true;
+  const auto read_ahead_queues_filled = [this]() -> bool {
       for (std::size_t i = 0; i < input_bags_.size(); i++) {
-        filled &= message_queue_.size_approx(i) >= play_options_.read_ahead_queue_size;
+        if (message_queue_.size_approx(i) < play_options_.read_ahead_queue_size) {
+          return false;
+        }
       }
-      return filled;
+      return true;
     };
   while (
     !read_ahead_queues_filled() &&
@@ -943,9 +944,9 @@ void PlayerImpl::load_storage_content()
         enqueue_up_to_boundary(queue_upper_boundary, bag_index);
       } else {
         lk.unlock();
-        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1));
       }
     }
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1));
   }
 }
 
@@ -1134,7 +1135,7 @@ void PlayerImpl::prepare_publishers()
   std::vector<rosbag2_storage::TopicMetadata> topics{};
   for (const auto & [reader, _] : input_bags_) {
     auto bag_topics = reader->get_all_topics_and_types();
-    topics.insert(topics.begin(), bag_topics.begin(), bag_topics.end());
+    topics.insert(topics.end(), bag_topics.begin(), bag_topics.end());
   }
   std::string topic_without_support_acked;
   for (const auto & topic : topics) {