diff --git a/llama_cpp/_internals.py b/llama_cpp/_internals.py
index b404601..e3f539b 100644
--- a/llama_cpp/_internals.py
+++ b/llama_cpp/_internals.py
@@ -545,13 +545,12 @@ class _LlamaBatch:
 class _LlamaTokenDataArray:
     def __init__(self, *, n_vocab: int):
         self.n_vocab = n_vocab
-        self.candidates_data = np.array(
-            [],
+        self.candidates_data = np.recarray(
+            (self.n_vocab,),
             dtype=np.dtype(
                 [("id", np.intc), ("logit", np.single), ("p", np.single)], align=True
             ),
         )
-        self.candidates_data.resize(3, self.n_vocab, refcheck=False)
         self.candidates = llama_cpp.llama_token_data_array(
             data=self.candidates_data.ctypes.data_as(llama_cpp.llama_token_data_p),
             size=self.n_vocab,
@@ -561,14 +560,11 @@ class _LlamaTokenDataArray:
         self.default_candidates_data_p = np.zeros(self.n_vocab, dtype=np.single)
 
     def copy_logits(self, logits: npt.NDArray[np.single]):
-        self.candidates_data["id"][:] = self.default_candidates_data_id
-        self.candidates_data["logit"][:] = logits
-        self.candidates_data["p"][:] = self.default_candidates_data_p
-        self.candidates.data = self.candidates_data.ctypes.data_as(
-            llama_cpp.llama_token_data_p
-        )
-        self.candidates.sorted = ctypes.c_bool(False)
-        self.candidates.size = ctypes.c_size_t(self.n_vocab)
+        self.candidates_data.id[:] = self.default_candidates_data_id
+        self.candidates_data.logit[:] = logits
+        self.candidates_data.p[:] = self.default_candidates_data_p
+        self.candidates.sorted = False
+        self.candidates.size = self.n_vocab
 
 
 # Python wrappers over common/common
@@ -759,14 +755,14 @@ class _LlamaSamplingContext:
                     self.params.penalty_present,
                 )
             if not self.params.penalize_nl:
-                token_data_array.candidates_data["logit"][nl_token] = nl_logit
+                token_data_array.candidates_data.logit[nl_token] = nl_logit
 
         if self.grammar is not None:
             ctx_main.sample_grammar(token_data_array, self.grammar)
 
         if self.params.temp < 0:
             ctx_main.sample_softmax(token_data_array)
-            id = token_data_array.candidates_data["id"][0]
+            id = token_data_array.candidates_data.id[0]
         elif self.params.temp == 0:
             id = ctx_main.sample_token_greedy(token_data_array)
         else: