diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index 11adbedb5..4ffc914a5 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -2761,13 +2761,13 @@ static void __call_monologue_init_from_flags(struct call_monologue *ml, struct c
 				.db_id = flags->db_id,
 			);
 		if (flags->file.len)
-			ret = media_player_init_file(ml->rec_player, &flags->file, opts);
+			ret = media_player_add_file(ml->rec_player, &flags->file, opts);
 		else if (flags->blob.len)
-			ret = media_player_init_blob(ml->rec_player, &flags->blob, opts);
+			ret = media_player_add_blob(ml->rec_player, &flags->blob, opts);
 		else if (flags->db_id > 0)
-			ret = media_player_init_db(ml->rec_player, flags->db_id, opts);
+			ret = media_player_add_db(ml->rec_player, flags->db_id, opts);
 		if (!ret)
-			ilog(LOG_WARN, "Failed to initialise media player for recording announcement");
+			ilog(LOG_WARN, "Failed to add media player for recording announcement");
 	}
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/daemon/media_player.c b/daemon/media_player.c
index 7e93811e7..f653058c9 100644
--- a/daemon/media_player.c
+++ b/daemon/media_player.c
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ static bool media_player_play_start(struct media_player *mp, const rtp_payload_t
 
 
 // call->master_lock held in W
-static mp_cached_code __media_player_init_file(struct media_player *mp, const str *file,
+static mp_cached_code __media_player_add_file(struct media_player *mp, const str *file,
 		media_player_opts_t opts,
 		const rtp_payload_type *dst_pt)
 {
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ bool media_player_play_file(struct media_player *mp, const str *file, media_play
 	if (!dst_pt)
 		return false;
 
-	mp_cached_code ret = __media_player_init_file(mp, file, opts, dst_pt);
+	mp_cached_code ret = __media_player_add_file(mp, file, opts, dst_pt);
 	if (ret == MPC_CACHED)
 		return true;
 	if (ret == MPC_ERR)
@@ -1161,8 +1161,8 @@ bool media_player_play_file(struct media_player *mp, const str *file, media_play
 }
 
 // call->master_lock held in W
-bool media_player_init_file(struct media_player *mp, const str *file, media_player_opts_t opts) {
-	int ret = __media_player_init_file(mp, file, opts, NULL);
+bool media_player_add_file(struct media_player *mp, const str *file, media_player_opts_t opts) {
+	int ret = __media_player_add_file(mp, file, opts, NULL);
 	return ret == 0;
 }
 
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ static int64_t __mp_avio_seek(void *opaque, int64_t offset, int whence) {
 
 
 // call->master_lock held in W
-static mp_cached_code __media_player_init_blob_id(struct media_player *mp, const str *blob,
+static mp_cached_code __media_player_add_blob_id(struct media_player *mp, const str *blob,
 		media_player_opts_t opts,
 		long long db_id, const rtp_payload_type *dst_pt)
 {
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ bool media_player_play_blob(struct media_player *mp, const str *blob, media_play
 	if (!dst_pt)
 		return false;
 
-	mp_cached_code ret = __media_player_init_blob_id(mp, blob, opts, -1, dst_pt);
+	mp_cached_code ret = __media_player_add_blob_id(mp, blob, opts, -1, dst_pt);
 	if (ret == MPC_CACHED)
 		return true;
 	if (ret == MPC_ERR)
@@ -1327,8 +1327,8 @@ bool media_player_play_blob(struct media_player *mp, const str *blob, media_play
 }
 
 // call->master_lock held in W
-bool media_player_init_blob(struct media_player *mp, const str *blob, media_player_opts_t opts) {
-	int ret = __media_player_init_blob_id(mp, blob, opts, -1, NULL);
+bool media_player_add_blob(struct media_player *mp, const str *blob, media_player_opts_t opts) {
+	int ret = __media_player_add_blob_id(mp, blob, opts, -1, NULL);
 	return ret == 0;
 }
 
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ err:
 
 
 // call->master_lock held in W
-static mp_cached_code __media_player_init_db(struct media_player *mp, long long id, media_player_opts_t opts,
+static mp_cached_code __media_player_add_db(struct media_player *mp, long long id, media_player_opts_t opts,
 		const rtp_payload_type *dst_pt)
 {
 	const char *err;
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ success:;
 	}
 
 	str blob = STR_LEN(row[0], lengths[0]);
-	mp_cached_code ret = __media_player_init_blob_id(mp, &blob, opts, id, dst_pt);
+	mp_cached_code ret = __media_player_add_blob_id(mp, &blob, opts, id, dst_pt);
 
 	mysql_free_result(res);
 
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ bool media_player_play_db(struct media_player *mp, long long id, media_player_op
 	if (!dst_pt)
 		return false;
 
-	mp_cached_code ret = __media_player_init_db(mp, id, opts, dst_pt);
+	mp_cached_code ret = __media_player_add_db(mp, id, opts, dst_pt);
 	if (ret == MPC_CACHED)
 		return true;
 	if (ret == MPC_ERR)
@@ -1434,8 +1434,8 @@ bool media_player_play_db(struct media_player *mp, long long id, media_player_op
 }
 
 // call->master_lock held in W
-bool media_player_init_db(struct media_player *mp, long long id, media_player_opts_t opts) {
-	int ret = __media_player_init_db(mp, id, opts, NULL);
+bool media_player_add_db(struct media_player *mp, long long id, media_player_opts_t opts) {
+	int ret = __media_player_add_db(mp, id, opts, NULL);
 	return ret == 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/media_player.h b/include/media_player.h
index 8e7b80783..c4dc65219 100644
--- a/include/media_player.h
+++ b/include/media_player.h
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ void media_player_new(struct media_player **, struct call_monologue *);
 bool media_player_play_file(struct media_player *, const str *, media_player_opts_t);
 bool media_player_play_blob(struct media_player *, const str *, media_player_opts_t);
 bool media_player_play_db(struct media_player *, long long, media_player_opts_t);
-bool media_player_init_file(struct media_player *, const str *, media_player_opts_t);
-bool media_player_init_blob(struct media_player *, const str *, media_player_opts_t);
-bool media_player_init_db(struct media_player *, long long, media_player_opts_t);
+bool media_player_add_file(struct media_player *, const str *, media_player_opts_t);
+bool media_player_add_blob(struct media_player *, const str *, media_player_opts_t);
+bool media_player_add_db(struct media_player *, long long, media_player_opts_t);
 bool media_player_start(struct media_player *);
 long long media_player_stop(struct media_player *);
 bool media_player_is_active(struct call_monologue *);