diff --git a/llama_cpp/llama.py b/llama_cpp/llama.py
index 35823cf..0895182 100644
--- a/llama_cpp/llama.py
+++ b/llama_cpp/llama.py
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ class Llama:
         self._candidates = candidates
         self._token_nl = Llama.token_nl()
         self._token_eos = Llama.token_eos()
+        self._candidates_data_id = np.arange(self._n_vocab, dtype=np.intc) # type: ignore
+        self._candidates_data_p = np.zeros(self._n_vocab, dtype=np.single)
 
         self.n_tokens = 0
         self.input_ids: npt.NDArray[np.intc] = np.ndarray((n_ctx,), dtype=np.intc)
@@ -487,9 +489,9 @@ class Llama:
         nl_logit = logits[self._token_nl]
         candidates = self._candidates
         candidates_data = self._candidates_data
-        candidates_data["id"][:] = np.arange(n_vocab, dtype=np.intc)  # type: ignore
+        candidates_data["id"][:] = self._candidates_data_id  # type: ignore
         candidates_data["logit"][:] = logits
-        candidates_data["p"][:] = np.zeros(n_vocab, dtype=np.single)
+        candidates_data["p"][:] = self._candidates_data_p # type: ignore
         candidates.data = candidates_data.ctypes.data_as(llama_cpp.llama_token_data_p)
         candidates.sorted = llama_cpp.c_bool(False)
         candidates.size = llama_cpp.c_size_t(n_vocab)