I was trying to book JFK - DOH - JNB via QR, but was told by the AA agent that the connection time in DOH for the day I selected (on a Tuesday in 2019) is too short (about 55 mins), and that it’s not a legal routine. I think she said that the min connection time is 1 hr 25 mins.

Might there be any way I can circumvent this? We tried looking at other flights for the same date I was looking at, but no dice unfortunately.